2019 archive of FROM THE DESK OF FR. JEFF
January 19-20, 2019
Posted by Sharon Myers on 1/14/19
At their meeting last November, the Bishops of the United States approved a document entitled Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love: A Pastoral Letter Against Racism. In this letter, they invite all of us to confront the sin of racism in our society and to consider ... Read More »
January 12-13, 2019
Posted by Sharon Myers on 1/07/19
Last Sunday we celebrated the feast of the Epiphany, a word which means manifestation, revelation, appearance, making known, or showing forth. Jesus was revealed first to poor Jewish shepherds and then to wealthy Gentile Magi. Jesus is proclaimed as the light for all people! This theme of proclaiming Jesus ... Read More »
January 5-6, 2019
Posted by Sharon Myers on 1/04/19
After Jesus was revealed to Jewish shepherds on the night of his birth, Jesus is now revealed as the “light of revelation to the Gentiles” symbolized by the visit of the Magi. Jesus is the Savior of all people, Jew and Gentile, rich and poor. I have always been ... Read More »