May - 2021

Sermon: The Death Chosen for You (Passion Sunday, March 26th, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 26th

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 19th

Drawn to Repentance and Conversion -- Sermon for III Sunday in Lent

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 12th

Original sin, boredom, and the empire of empty desire (Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, February 26th

Loving Our Enemies (Sermon for Sunday, February 19, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, Februrary 19th

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, February 12th

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Pastor's Weekly Message: Sunday, May 23rd

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This is one of the three most important feasts of the Church’s year, and was traditionally marked with an octave – eight days of celebration. We try to keep up this week long celebration of Pentecost at St. John’s by celebrating votive Masses of the Holy Spirit when permitted this week. This Friday will be the last day of school for the year for our parish school. We always mi

Sermon: The Flesh of God Reigns (Sunday, May 16)

Throughout the season of Easter, we have been meditating on the beautiful ironies of our faith. The empty tomb, the dead author of life reigning alive, the victory spoils of Christ’s triumph over sin and death being sinful humanity. That last irony, which we saw Easter Sunday, we said was possible only because Christ intends to heal the broken humanity He has taken as the spoils of conquest. The Ascension of the Lord is the completion of His work of redemption, the Paschal My

Pastor's Weekly Message: Sunday, May 16

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last Sunday we heard the news that Fr. Jose will be departing for a phase in his life and vocation next month as he transitions back into the Franciscan Capuchin charism through the Capuchin friars in Puerto Rico. Fr. Jose has blessed our parish in many ways over these past two years, and we will be sad to see him go. We should be filled with joy for him, though, as he seeks to follow God’s will back into the religious life. Fr. Jose’s dec

Pastor's Weekly Message: Sunday, May 9th

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers, expectant mothers, godmothers, and all those who share in the vocation of motherhood! We commend you to the prayers of our Blessed Mother Mary today and give thanks to God for the way that you fulfill your vocation. We also remember all those women who long to share in this celebration. For those who experience the cross of infertility, know that we pray for you today, and that we love and support