Negotiating the rocky terrain In his long career as a rabbi, Harold S. Kushner, the author of the iconic When Bad Things Happen to Good People, has prepared many couples for marriage. Rabbi Kushner writes: “Think of two married couples. One couple insists that they have never had a serious...

“What return shall I make to the Lord…?” Psalm 116:12 “Give, and it shall be given to you. …For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38). In considering stewardship, we often think of giving to God and our neighbor, our time, our talents and...

We have now entered the “Easter Season,” and will be reading over the next six weeks from the book of Acts. The Easter readings describe the remarkable response made by the first disciples to the graces of the Resurrection, and of the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Today,...

Saints Mary and Joseph Parish This year’s Easter Gospel Every year we hear the Easter story a little differently. Where we are on our own journeys to Jerusalem and Calvary affects what we hear and how we hear it. If you are celebrating the safe return of a lost son...