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That one thing… All of us have ‘it’, that ‘one thing’ that is more important to us than anything else. Sometimes we can name it, sometimes not. Sometimes, depending on how we choose, we can find ourselves in a bad spot, depending on what the ‘it’ is.

Hello, everyone. Don’t know if you saw the Catholic Sentinel a week or two ago, in which the new clergy assignments were announced. One of the things that struck me as I read was how many of our priests here in the Archdiocese have come to us from other places in the world.

Our Gospel readings this summer will be from St. Luke now that we are (finally) out of the Easter Season. Luke’s theme repeatedly will be the need to follow Jesus without compromise. The central message of the Gospel is not the teachings of Jesus, but the very person of Jesus.

Thank you for making a difference!

The Jesus who spares us nothing. . .Last week I told you to pay attention. Did you? Did you hear today’s Gospel?

Hello, everyone. A little excerpt for you this week from Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s spiritual classic, "Abandonment to Divine Providence."

Since it is summer, and since all of you are reading Brett’s column more than mine because of his humor, here’s my message for you today. . .

Be careful what you ask for, but remember that hunger never takes a break!

Our great Mysteries of Faith… The Easter season is officially over, and on the heels of Pentecost the church moves us back into Ordinary Time. This portion of OT is marked by the great feasts or solemnities central to the mysteries of our faith.

Hello, everyone. Allow me to begin this week with a public service announcement.

Happy Father’s Day to all our dads! I always have some folks wish me as a priest “Happy Father’s Day”, and I take that as a huge compliment and challenge.

Unity creates community!

When life is difficult… As you might imagine, a parish day involves daily doses of both life and death. With life we are afforded the beautiful substance of our parishioners lives, and we revel as we share with them the associated joy that goes with such things. There is also the reverse, and at any given moment, there are those whose lives are not easy.

Hello, everyone. As you all know, Ken Canedo is a pillar around here. In addition to helping lead our liturgical ministry (along with Mark and Steve), he’s our resident composer, author, and liturgical expert. What you might not know is that Ken has a delightful sense of humor as well, and a proclivity for puns. . .

50 days ago we celebrated Easter, which makes this weekend the Feast of Pentecost! Pentecost is all about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the promised GIFT from on high that enables us to know Jesus personally and live our faith with courage, boldness, and passion.

Provided to you with love by Holy Trinity

Congratulations to our many graduates. I am impressed again this year with the accomplishments of so many of our young people. Having been here 12 years now, I have had the privilege of watching many of them grow up. May each of you seek always to honor God with your choices and your very lives.

Hello, everyone. Alright, a couple of completely random jokes for you this week. Somebody PLEASE explain them to Fr. Dave!

More St. Benedict musings: “Let a man consider that God is always looking at him from heaven,”. Ok, let’s stop here, and let’s remind ourselves to discard the gender driven pronoun and replace it with “Let ALL consider”.

God ALWAYS provides and so does HOLY TRINITY!