Browsing the June 2024 archive of Pastor's Column

7-07-24 - 14th Sunday OT B - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 6/27/24

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Leo

“My grace is sufficient for you,for power is made perfect in weakness.”

When St Paul refers to his weakness, it is believed that he suffered from Malaria.  So in his travels, he would become delayed because of long recuperations along the ... Read More »

6-23-24 12th Sunday OT B - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 6/25/24

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Leo

“Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. “

The disciples got into the boat with Jesus because they believed in him.  But faith or not, when a life threatening storm blew up, they wondered, doesn’t he care?  Then waking him, he ... Read More »

6-30-24 13th Sunday OT B - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 6/25/24

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Leo

Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter and a long suffering women in today’s gospel.  Both healings happen because of faith.  The woman with the hemorrhage believed, maybe even desperately so, that if she just touched Jesus’ cloak she would be healed.  She touches Jesus and he ... Read More »

6-16-24 - 11 OT B - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 6/11/24

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Leo

Creation, created by God, reflects God’s glory.  By looking at creation’s beauty we see a life energy that is the seen, but unseen, presence of God. For example: The cycles of nature seemingly continue without direction.  We have the seasons, and year after ... Read More »

6-09-24 -10th Sunday OT B - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 6/05/24

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Leo

It is a sad moment when Adam confesses, he heard the Lord in the Garden; ‘but was afraid, because he was naked and hid himself.”   Adam became blind to his own goodness and shame set in. Shame is a universal experience and ... Read More »