August 2021 archive of FROM THE DESK OF FR. JEFF
August 29, 2021
Posted by Sharon Myers on 8/25/21
After serving the people of Transfiguration Parish for more than 30 years, Paula Hillman has discerned that it is time for her to retire. Paula’s husband, Bill, needs more of her time at home. We are immensely grateful to Paula for her generous service these many years and wish ... Read More »
August 22, 2021
Posted by Sharon Myers on 8/16/21
PRESENCE: PHYSICAL VS. VIRTUAL “For you have made the whole world a temple of your glory, that your name might everywhere be extolled, yet you allow us to consecrate to you apt places for the divine mysteries. And so, we dedicate joyfully to your majesty this house of prayer, ... Read More »
August 15, 2021
Posted by Sharon Myers on 8/10/21
OBLIGATION: LAW AND LOVE We do not go to Mass in order to give something to God but to receive what we truly need from Him. The Church’s prayer, which is addressed to God, reminds us of this with the words: “Although you have no need of our praise, ... Read More »
August 8, 2021
Posted by Sharon Myers on 8/02/21
SUNDAY: DAY OF THE LORD
Sunday is the day of rest, because it is the day blessed by God and made holy by Him - set apart from the other days to be, among all of them, the Lord’s day.
Principles · Since the earliest days of the Church, ... Read More »