Pastor's Note| 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time| July 28, 2019

Posted by Parri Van Dyke on 7/26/19

In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus teaches us how to pray with faith. Notice that his parable does not say that we can get everything we ask for. Not everything is good for us; the "bread" that runs as a theme through this scripture is the life of holiness. ... Read More »

Pastor's Note| 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time| July 21, 2019

Posted by Parri Van Dyke on 7/19/19

In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus speaks to us about our anxieties and worries. They distract us. They're harmful to us if we let them control our lives, because they take our eyes off of our Lord and focus us on what's going wrong and how it might get worse.

Mary chose the "better part"; she didn't let anything distract her from being a disciple learning avidly from Jesus. When we make the time to put aside the busyness of life to sit quietly and learn from Jesus, we discover reasons why our worries aren't really so ... Read More »

Pastor's Note| 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time| July 14, 2019

Posted by Parri Van Dyke on 7/12/19

The opposite of love is not hate. It's apathy: ignoring a need, not caring, and doing nothing when there is something we can do to relieve suffering. In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus gives us the Parable of the Good Samaritan to explain that if we love God with ... Read More »

Pastor's Note| 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time| July 7, 2019

Posted by Parri Van Dyke on 7/05/19

In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus tells his disciples to ask the "Master" (God the Father) of the "harvest" (conversion to Christ) to send out more "laborers" (evangelizers). And in the next breath, he tells them that they are the laborers and that they must get busy: "Go on your way," ... Read More »