MID-WEEK FROM THE PASTOR’S CORNER by Father Jim Murphy In the hopes of combating the separation we all feel from the people who are important to us – especially our parish, I am providing another “Mid-Week From the Pastor’s Corner” column.  And so, to keep us connected … [Read more...]

FROM THE PASTOR’S CORNER: A word from Pope Francis ~ “The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord’s mercy motivates us to do better.”  We continue to struggle with the presence of the Coronavirus in our neighborhoods, our state, our … [Read more...]

FROM THE PASTOR’S CORNER: A word from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ~ “The Gospel purifies and renews: it bears fruit wherever the community of believers hears and welcomes the grace of God in truth and lives in charity.  This is my faith; this is my joy.” We have been on … [Read more...]

MID-WEEK FROM THE PASTOR’S CORNER: As we have hunkered down with our families during the “Stay-at-Home-Order” of our Governor, we’ve felt the pain of separation from other people who are important to us – and especially our parish.  I am writing this “Mid-Week From the … [Read more...]

FROM THE PASTOR’S CORNER: A word from Pope Francis ~ “We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick.”  We had been warned that the Coronavirus was spreading and would reach our … [Read more...]