Pastor’s Desk 12-05-2021
Pastor’s Desk 11-28-2021
Pastor’s Desk – Pick of the Week – 11/21/2021
Pastor’s Desk – Simbang Gabi, Our “Aguinaldo” to God – 11-14-2021
Every year, from December 16-24, churches and chapels in the Philippines are packed with people to attend the “Misa de Aguinaldo” or commonly called Simbang Gabi (pronounced: Seembang Guhbee) In the olden times, these novena Masses were celebrated before the sun rose,...
Pastor’s Desk – Pick of the Week 11-07-2021
Joseph of Nazareth: The Story of the Man Closest to Christ The first feature film ever on the story of St. Joseph, who was a carpenter, the husband of Mary, and the foster father of Jesus Christ. Scripture tells us that St. Joseph was a "just man" and that God gave...
Pastor’s Desk 10-31-2021 – Pick of the Week
The Saints and Heroes Collection Video of the Heroes of the faith. The stories of real—life Saints and Christian Heroes all come to life in CCC of America’s award winning animated film series . Featuring authentic role models today’s child can truly believe in.Movies...
Pastor’s Desk 10-24-21
Today we celebrate World Mission Sunday 2021 and it is a perfect time for me, a Divine Word Missionary priest to be installed as a new pastor of St. Joachim Parish. The installation of a pastor is a canonical act that happens within a liturgical context. The main part...
Pastor’s Desk – Pick of the Week 10-17-2021
"This epic film follows Karol Wojtyla's journey from his youth in Poland through his late days on the Chair of St. Peter. It explores his life behind the scenes: how he touched millions of people, changed the face of the Church and the world, and how he defended the...
Pastor’s Desk 10-03-2021
This new docu-drama on the life and miracles of St. Francis is based on the official writings of Brother Thomas Celano, a close companion and friar with St. Francis who spent many years with the saint. Brother Thomas called Francis an "alter Christos" who was like "a...
Pastor’s Desk 09-19-2021
Have you known that person? The one who leaves every person they encounter feeling a little more blessed for having met them? They’re the friend you can count on when nothing is going well. They’re the one who’s always “doing” for others. They’re never gossiping or...
Pastor’s Desk 09-12-2021
Can You Walk the Walk? I’ve met and talked with enough people to feel confident that if you polled 100 fallen-away Catholics about why they didn’t want anything to do with the Church, the term “accountability” would pop up in almost all of their answers. And to be...
Pastor’s Desk – Statement from Bishop Michael C. Barber 09-05-2021
The Catholic Church recommends people get vaccinated against COVID-19, and for good reason. The Vatican has stated the connection with aborted fetal tissue is remote enough that it is morally permissible to take the vaccine. Therefore, since the Catholic Church has...