“I shall not die, I shall live,… The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.”. Ps […]

Dear Parishioners, So we are headed into Holy Week, only in a very different way from usual. We are going into Holy Week—alone. We are prevented from gathering together to […]

Dear Parishioners, It’s great to be in touch with you, if only in writing. I have just a few things to share with you as our situation evolves daily. First […]

Dear Parishioners, Following upon recommendations issued Wednesday by the premier, the minister of health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, archbishop Michael Miller has issued the following recommendations to all the parishes […]

Dear Parishioners, We are served today with the beautiful and all-important gospel of the transfiguration. Jesus’ actual transfiguration, his face shining like the sun, his clothes dazzling white, tells Peter, […]

Dear Parishioners, On Ash Wednesday, I was very down to earth. I offered suggestions as to how, concretely, we might give alms, pray, and fast, the Church’s three traditional ways […]

Dear Parishioners, This verse from this Sunday’s psalm reflects how I often feel here at St. Mary’s, when I consider all the good things that God’s providence causes to emerge […]

Dear Parishioners, For reasons unknown to us, we have been chosen by God to be among those who hold God’s wisdom like a treasure. It is in the hope of […]

Dear Parishioners, Of all the expressions of our Judeo-Christian  calling to engage in corporal and spiritual acts of mercy, today’s first reading from the book of Isaiah has to be […]

Dear Parishioners, Remember the story of Abraham questioning God prior to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah? In conclusion to that dialogue, God assures   Abraham that if he finds only […]