Browsing the August 2023 archive of Pastor's Column
9-10-23 - 23rd Sunday OT - Fr. Leo Schneider
Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 8/31/23
23rd Sunday - Fr. Leo
We have all heard the phrase, “Am I my brothers keeper?” The answer is yes, and no. No if we mean we are someone’s overlord usurping their freedom. But yes, if we mean an honest concern for another. It is a tricky balance between yes and ... Read More »
9-03-23 - 22nd Sunday OT - Fr. Leo Schneider
Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 8/29/23
22nd Sunday - Fr. Leo
The Gospel this morning reminds us that to follow Christ, we must pick up our crosses and carry them. If we are to share in Christ’s resurrection, we must also share in his crucifixion. This may sound forbidding, but when we share Christ passion for God’s ... Read More »
8-27-23 - 21st Sunday OT A - Fr. Leo Schneider
Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 8/22/23
21st Sunday - Fr. Leo
Today’s gospel is an adaptation from the parallel passage in Mark’s gospel. But there is onesignificant difference. Peter in Mark’s gospel, is told to get behind Jesus because he was thinking as man and not as God. Peter wanted to protect Jesus from suffering and death, not ... Read More »
8-20-23 - 20th Sunday OT A - Fr. Leo Schneider
Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 8/08/23
20th Sunday - Fr. Leo
Jesus seems quite mean when he says to the Canaanite woman, “it is not right to take the food of children and feed it to the dogs.” To understand these words, we must put them into context and see that it is a literary way ... Read More »
8-13-23 - 19th Sunday OT A - Fr. Leo Schneider
Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 8/08/23
19th Sunday - Fr. Leo
On one of my walks, I saw a young child on a bike with training wheels. Must have been her first time. She was very wobbly and came near to hitting the pavement, had her dad not been there to catch her numerous times. I thought of ... Read More »
8-06-23 - The Transfiguration of the Lord - Fr. Leo Schneider
Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 8/01/23
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord - Fr. Leo
The Spiritual life is lived on two planes if you will. One is the marvelous earthly plane. It is the experience of living in a body as part of life on earth. This is most natural for us as we trod upon ... Read More »