Pastor’s Corner

Dear Parishioners and Visitors, When we profess our faith during Sunday Mass, toward the end of the Creed we say, “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.”  The last of those adjectives, “apostolic,” is explained by the Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraph 857: The Church is apostolic because she is founded…

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Hey y’all, The liturgical calendar for this year of our Lord, 2026, has a total of 33 Sundays in Ordinary Time – out of a total of 34 potential Sundays.  We are celebrating the 20th Sunday this week.  And if you’ve been following along for the last 19 Sundays, we’ve been reading through the the…

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Dear Parishioners and Visitors, As Bible-believing Catholic Christians, we consider the Scriptures to be the Word of God. This means that all of Scripture is good, and will teach and guide us on the way of salvation. This being said, it’s still natural for particular passages to stand out as favorite passages for us. It’s…

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Hey y’all, Heaven. Most all Americans, at least according to a Pew Research Center report from 2021, believe in heaven – 73% is the number they came up with. Roman Catholics actually better that percentage: 90% of us believe in heaven according to the survey, but only 74% of us believe in Hell. But for…

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Dear SSJ Catholic Community, The smallest seed in the world measures just 0.05 millimeters in length and belongs to the orchid family. These seeds are so tiny they cannot be seen with the naked eye, and it would take approximately 35 million of them to fill a single heaping tablespoon. When we hear the phrase,…

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Dear Saints Simon and Jude Parish Community, In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus gives us the familiar and beautiful parable of the sower. A farmer goes out to sow seed, scattering it generously. Some falls on the path, some on rocky ground, some among thorns, and some on rich soil. The seed is the Word of…

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Hey y’all, I am usually writing to you here as your Pastor, which is the role that has been given me by the Church. But on this 4th of July weekend, on this singular occasion of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, I am also proud to write to you…

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ar Parishioners & Guests, On Father’s Day, we express gratitude for the fathers and father figures who have shaped our lives—those who have offered guidance, protection, and love in ways both seen and unseen. In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks words that echo both comfort and challenge: “Do not be afraid.” These words invite us to…

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