Category: Pastor’s Message

The marriage was on the rocks. But the man loved his wife and wanted to prove his love, so he decided to swim across the ocean. She was not impressed. Undaunted, he walked across the Gobi desert. He sent her a victory picture of him at the Chinese border with parched, cracked lips. She was…
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World War II General Douglas MacArthur is remembered for his famous parting words spoken in 1942 as he evacuated the Philippine Islands. He said, “I shall return.” We also hear this in today’s Gospel. Jesus tells us, “I will come again and I will take you to myself.” MacArthur kept his promise. Addressing the soon…
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Perhaps you’ve seen movies where people gain security access by placing an open hand on a sensor, or by having a scan of their eye print. As with face recognition, security technology software can now give us the ability to recognize individual voices. It’s already amazing that our brains can sort through the subtleties of…
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Two disciples encounter a stranger on the road to Emmaus. Later they come to realize he is Jesus. The Gospel affirms what many know by their own personal experience. Many families have stories of after death appearances of their loved ones. The promise of new life is affirmed in our vigils and funerals. Apparitions of…
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We can’t believe our eyes anymore. When we watch the weather report on TV, all those charts and numbers aren’t really there. The weather reporter is standing in front of a blank green wall. At the movie theater, CGI (computer generated imagery) continues to numb our senses. From the dinosaurs of “Jurassic Park” to Forrest…
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