March 2021 archive of From the Pastor's Desk
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 »