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The Lamb of God

The Lamb of God

“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” We hear the same expression at every Mass, but do we hear the words in the same way as John the Baptist would have understood them? For us, the image of a lamb conjures up thoughts of innocence, cuddly and...
Farewell Message from Our Pastor

Farewell Message from Our Pastor

Dear Parishioners, The time has come to say farewell.  This is my last weekend at the parish.  I leave for St. Bonaventure University next weekend and will begin my ministry on campus.  I have already been involved in Zoom meetings with the President of the University...
Feast of St. Bonaventure

Feast of St. Bonaventure

Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Bonaventure (July 15). In many ways St. Bonaventure is a Saint for the times in which we live – when divisions are ripe and the unity of a nation is being sorely tested. In the years while St. Francis was alive, the Franciscan Order...
Dog Days of Summer

Dog Days of Summer

The expression the “dog days” gives rise to the humid, hot days of summer when we are all just looking for a cool, shaded spot to wait out the sweltering day. I assumed that our canine friends got singled out and tagged with the expression. Turns out it...