Pastor’s Desk

When Christ tells the parable of the sower and the seed, He is not inviting us to try to figure out what kind of soil we are. Rather, He is exhorting us to warn us against allowing anything to steal … Continued

Sinners are obsessed with what they think is fair. And fairness certainly has its place. The legal axiom that the punishment should fit the crime is rooted in the idea of fairness. The law itself is built on the idea … Continued

As Christians we are people of the Word. It is God’s Word that created us. It is God’s Word that sustains us and upholds all things. It is God’s Word which declares us to be righteous, clean of the guilt … Continued

The Scriptures are full of rich and wonderful irony. When Joseph and Mary bring the Lord Jesus to the temple according to the Mosaic Law in order that Mary may be purified by the offering of sacrifices, how wonderful that … Continued

What is faith? Simply, it is trust. For the Christian, it is the trust that God’s self-revelation in Scripture is true – that He is triune, that He has sacrificed His Son Jesus for man’s sin, that God hears and … Continued

In these last days of great distress, it is important to be reminded that we, as Christians, have been redeemed from the hopeless and despairing sorrow of the unbelieving world and been brought into a kingdom of feasting and joy … Continued

We are forever imagining that we know better than our Lord. Even John the Baptist thought he understood what was needed. Now, to be sure, John wasn’t entirely wrong. He did need to be baptized by Jesus. He, like all … Continued

“Out of Egypt I have called My Son,” is a beautiful prophecy of Christ, fulfilled when the Holy Family was called back to the Promised Land after Herod’s death. It is a prophecy that has the descendants of Jacob as … Continued

St. Luke tells us that Joseph and Mary marveled at what was said about their infant son, Jesus, by St. Simeon. When we consider all that has been revealed to us in Holy Scripture, especially now the full revelation of … Continued

John the Baptist had a job to do, given to him by God. It was why he was born. It was foretold some 700 years earlier by the prophet Isaiah. He was to prepare the way for the Lord, the … Continued