Pastor’s Corner

  • April 19, 2026

    Dear SSJ Catholic Community, Jesus asks a beautiful and simple question: “What are you discussing as you walk along?” Taking time to reflect on this question leads to some powerful

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  • April 12, 2025

    Dear Parishioners and Visitors, You might have noticed that the sanctuary screens before Mass, as well as our bulletin and the signs in the narthex, all contain the words “Living

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  • March 22, 2026

    Hello Parishioners and Visitors, You might have noticed that over the last 3 Sundays the OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults & Youth) has been participating in what we

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  • March 15, 2026

    Dear Parishioners and Visitors, The scariest kind of blindness isn’t when you can’t see—it’s when you think you can. In today’s Gospel, Jesus encounters a man who has been blind

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  • March 8, 2026

    Dear Parishioners and Visitors, Have you ever wondered how much work goes into picking the readings for each Mass and how early that process starts? It is always intriguing to

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  • March 1, 2026

    Dear Parishioners and Visitors, In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a mountain where they witness something extraordinary — the Transfiguration. For a brief moment, the

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  • February 22, 2026

    Dear Parishioners and Visitors, In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, He is hungry and

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  • February 15, 2026

    Dear SSJ Catholic Community, Each weekend as I attend Mass, I’m struck by the thought that millions of Catholics around the world are gathered in prayer at the same time.

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