Pastor’s Note May 10, 2026

Dear Parishioners:

You've probably lived through moments where you don't know how, but somehow your faith pulled you through challenge or circumstance. Sometimes it's that we discover, unbeknownst to ourselves, the words that we need in a tense encounter. Other times we may feel deeply incapable of meeting the needs of another, and yet somehow, we are moved and lifted up with courage and grace to support a friend or stranger in need. We often may experience the sentiments of faith, reassurances of faith, just when we wouldn't expect them to be front of mind. And what our Gospel tells us today is that these moments are not so much about "somehow," but Someone. Jesus teaches his disciples that his enduring, unwavering presence with them will be guaranteed by their commitment to keep his word, to follow his commandments. Here is the real reason that we live out those moments of grace and wonder: because Jesus remains in us. By our consistent faithfulness to his word-- to love one another as he has loved us-- his presence lives and moves deep within us. Even these many years after Jesus has departed this earth, his presence is not far from us. No, through our daily devotion and acceptance of his word, he lives within us and has become the Someone upon whom we can always rely. 

Also, a blessed, happy Mother’s Day!

God’s peace,

Fr. John