WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – August 1st – Fr. Thomas.

One morning in 1888 Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, awoke to read his own obituary. The obituary was printed as a result of a simple journalistic error. It was actually Alfred’s brother that had died, and the reporter mistakenly reported the death of the wrong brother. Of course Alfred was disturbed under the circumstances, but […]

Video Mass – July 25th, 2021

WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – July 25th – Fr. Thomas.

Toward the end of his life, when he was suffering from the accumulated effects of a lifetime of drinking, W.C. Fields was discovered reading the Bible by one of his friends. The astonished friend asked: “What are you – an atheist – doing reading the Bible?” Fields replied, “I’m looking for loopholes.” Well, the good […]

Video Mass – July 18th, 2021

WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – July 18th – Fr. Thomas.

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store […]