From the Pastor
Making Room for that Which Matters
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 11/07/15
Hard times make us aware of our priorities. Hopefully, two groups that really matter to us are our family and our parish. Fortunately, much of the time, we do not find ourselves in a crisis situation in regard to either of these groups. From time to time, hard ... Read More »
Making Room in Our Lives for that Which Really Matters
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 11/01/15
From early childhood, we are thrust into a survival mentality. As children and as youth, we experience this in the pressure to excel in school. We need to excel in order to get that scholarship that will enable us to attain to our educational and career goals. As ... Read More »
Expressing our Oneness with Those Who Have Gone Before Us
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 11/01/15
In the Apostles' Creed, we express our unity with the faithful of all times and places as we profess that we believe in "the communion of saints." Special observances next week enable us to give expression to this belief. NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, IS ALL SAINTS' DAY. On this ... Read More »
October: A Month of Discouragement and One of Hope
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 10/17/15
For the Christian Community as a whole, the month of October is one of joy and one of sorrow. On the one hand, as Catholics, we honor Mary, the Mother of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in a special way. On October 7th, we honored Mary as Our ... Read More »
A Parish-Wide Process: Recommending Persons to Serve on Our Pastoral Council
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 10/13/15
A PARISH-WIDE PROCESS: RECOMMENDING PERSONS TO SERVE ON OUR PASTORAL COUNCIL –
In the life of our parish communities, the Pastoral Council plays an important, unique role. Based upon the Mission Statement of the parish, the Pastoral Council, working with the Pastor, plans for the spiritual growth of ... Read More »
Expressing our Dignity in What We Wear
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 10/04/15
We express something of how we see ourselves in a number of ways: through our tone of voice, in gestures such as shaking hands, exchanging hugs, in our punctuality or lack of this, by using our hands to express what we want to share, in the manner in which ... Read More »
Some Hoped-for Lasting Effects of the Holy Father's Visit
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 9/28/15
What an honor it is for the Catholic Church in America as well as for many other Americans for our land to host the historic visit of Pope Francis! In a unique way, the office for which he has been chosen embodies the worldwide Catholic Church. Whenever the Holy ... Read More »
Strategic Planning: An Opportunity to Look Backward and to Look Ahead
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 9/20/15
As individuals and as parish communities, we like to feel that we are going somewhere, that we are making progress in and with our lives. We live with a wholesome tension that can be described as follows. On the one hand, we like to look backwards. What have we ... Read More »
The Religious Formation Process for Children and Youth Resumes
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 9/12/15
Starting this Sunday, September 13th, before Mass at Resurrection Parish and next Sunday, September 20th, after Mass at St. Mary Parish, the process of religious formation of children and youth resumes. I chose the words, “process” and “resumes” to indicate that formation in our Faith is a reality that ... Read More »
Making Time for a Regular Spiritual Check-up
Posted by Deborah Dubois on 9/07/15
Many of us realize the importance of having the vehicles that we drive serviced from time to time. By doing this, our vehicles will be able to continue to serve us as effectively and as efficiently as is possible. We have been set free to be effective vehicles of ... Read More »