From the corner office for Feb. 26, 2023

From the Corner Office is Father Mike’s weekly bulletin column.

So here we go! Like the announcement would say at the start of the amusement park rides, “Please keep your arms and legs inside the car until you have come to a complete stop!” Yes, let’s ask – do we start on this journey of Lent this year as another ride or do we start this journey of Lent with the hope (and goal) of growing closer to God?

Both the First Reading from the Book of Genesis and the Gospel of Matthew deal with the temptation of “being like God”. The Responsorial Psalm and the Second Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, acknowledges sin – our sin and speaks of the great gift of love from Jesus. How crazy is it to see the work of God in the temptations that we face, and the sins that we commit. The sins that turn us away from God. YES, there is that work of God, the showering down of mercy, forgiveness, understanding, and most of all – Love from God. We need to see the work of God in our repentance and our turning back to God. The Sacrament of Confession is all of that (mercy, forgiveness, understanding, and most of all – Love from God). So, do we act in a way as to repent and turn back to God? You tell me or better yet – you tell yourself in the quietness of your heart. My simple prayer this week is for all of us to repent on our journey to turn to God.

Fr. Mike

From the Pastor’s Desk:
Again, I have to take the time to thank ALL of those who are helping out. Thank you to those volunteers and workers at the parish Mardi Gras celebration. The final totals are coming in and the expenses are being paid, and I would say that we will have funds to continue to freshen up the Utopia Hall and Gym areas of the campus. The Church Arts & Environment volunteers are the second group to thank. They help connect the spiritual environment of the church, so all of us have a more prayer-full liturgical space. Thank you to all of you!

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