Connecting Point: March 8, 2026 Published on March 2, 2026 When I was a child, I can remember doubting that I’d get the Christmas present I longed for. Later, my doubts were likely focused on desired test
Connecting Point: February 15, 2026 Published on February 9, 2026 In one of my first moral theology classes, our professor asked us if a married man, who was on his way to a rendezvous with another woman (not his
Connecting Point: November 30, 2025 Published on November 24, 2025 Happy First Sunday of Advent, and Happy New Year, as well! I love this time of year. It always reminds me of a particular childhood memory: When I
Protecting God’s Children Published on October 20, 2025 Safe Environment training is required for all parish volunteers. Join us on Nevember 22nd, from 8:30-Noon to become a trained defender of our most
Connecting Point: October 19, 2025 Published on October 13, 2025 Whether it be our first reading (Exodus 17:8–13), where Moses grows tired and needs the support of Aaron and Hur, or the second (2 Timothy
Connecting Point: October 12, 2025 Published on October 6, 2025 In this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11–19), Jesus heals ten people with leprosy…but only one comes back to thank Him. It’s easy to label the
Connecting Point: August 24, 2025 Published on August 18, 2025 I’m sure that we can all think of a time when we, or someone we know, made a judgement about someone we saw in church, or elsewhere. That judgement
Connecting Point: July 6, 2025 Published on June 30, 2025 Has a new, young coworker ever told you that you don’t know how to do the job you’ve been doing for over twenty years? Or maybe you presented a
Connecting Point: May 25, 2025 Published on May 19, 2025 At one time, I had a friend who left the Catholic Church to join a different denomination. We were talking one day, and she shared the theme of her
Connecting Point: April 27, 2025 April 21, 2025 I remember the collective gasp, even if not audible, when the world first heard about St. Mother Teresa’s “dark night,” a fifty-year period of