Entries by Christian

WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – June 20th – Fr. Thomas.

A young couple went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, the man woke his wife and said, “Honey, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.” She replied, “I see millions of stars.” He asked, “What does that tell you?” She pondered for […]

WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – June 13th – Fr. Thomas.

A visiting bishop went to an unfamiliar church to celebrate the Eucharist. There was a microphone on the altar, and being uncertain whether it was switched on, he tapped it gently with no result. So leaning very close to it, he said in a loud whisper which echoed around the church: “We need a technical […]

WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – June 6th – Fr. Thomas.

While helping our “Lay Weeders” landscape and clear out the vegetation debris recently, I was reminded of the story about a man who one day while mowing the lawn noticed a box that was left on his doorstep. So busy with his chores and wanting to get everything just right he didn’t bother to open […]

WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – May 30th – Fr. Thomas.

This is graduation “season” for many students, whether live in-person, or online. I remember my son Aidan’s graduation from Boca High School a decade ago. At the commencement ceremony at the Fairgrounds, the school principal, in his “speech,” twice quoted St. Paul. What got my attention was his quotation of the famous line from First […]