2021 archive of From the Pastor's Desk
ADVENT: IT'S TIME FOR A RESET!
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 12/03/21
Have you considered whether your mind is open and free to explore the path that God has set for you? Or are you going through life like your brain is chained? My dear, free your mind and you will create a mental and spiritual environment for yourself.
Yes, it’s ... Read More »
LAY APOSTOLATE – THE LORD NEEDS YOU.
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 11/12/21
Prior to and since the Second Vatican Council, several ministries that had for a time been retained by the presbyterate (priests) were returned to the laity, and several new forms of ministry emerged.
The burgeoning awareness of the vocation of the laity as apostles to the secular world and ... Read More »
“FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISH ARE ALL WE HAVE HERE”
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 7/23/21
In the Gospel of John 6:1-15, the disciples were too quick to confess their inadequacies. And they said, “five loaves and two fish are all we have.” They only saw the problem not the solution. They only saw their weaknesses and not their strength. They embraced pessimism and elbowed ... Read More »
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 6/04/21
The mode of Christ’s presence under the Eucharistic species is unique. It raises the Eucharist above all the sacraments as ‘the perfection of the spiritual life and the end to which all the sacraments tend.’ In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist ‘the body and blood, together with ... Read More »
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 5/28/21
Today we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity. The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the “consubstantial Trinity.” The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and entire: “The Father is ... Read More »
IT’S PENTECOST SUNDAY – PROMISE MADE; PROMISE KEPT.
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 5/21/21
Yes, Promise made; promise kept. Our Lord Jesus promised his Apostles before he Ascended to heaven that he would send them the Holy Spirit- the advocate. Today is Pentecost. The Holy Spirit has come.
“This is the mystery of Pentecost: The Holy Spirit illuminates the human spirit and, by ... Read More »
THE "GOSPEL OF CONVENIENT"...???
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 4/09/21
We often hear people say, "I cannot go to Mass every Sunday because it is not convenient for me." We hear some people say, "I cannot join the Pastoral Council or that other committee because it is not convenient for me."..."Oh Father, honestly I would love to help but ... Read More »
JOY COMES IN THE MORNING . . . IT’S EASTER!
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 3/31/21
The transformative lesson God taught us during Lent is that the morning will come when you learn how to endure the night. God promised His people, “I will be as the dew unto my people”. Dew is the tiny drops of moisture that appear on cool surface in the ... Read More »
PRAYER, FASTING AND MERCY BY ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, EARLY CHURCH FATHER
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 3/12/21
One of the greatest preachers of the early church explains the key penitential practices of Lent-prayer, fasting, and almsgiving or mercy. Saint Peter Chrysologus declares that Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. He shows how prayer, mercy and fasting are one, and they give life to ... Read More »
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 3/05/21
The Decalogue, popularly known as the Ten Commandments are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian referred tradition, were authorized by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:23) or Horeb (Deuteronomy 5:2).
Since God is not the kind of Judge who puts ... Read More »