Dear Parishioners,
Our deepest sympathy to Bea Shemon and her family on the tragic death of her great-grandson. May he rest in peace, and may his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents feel the love of our Savior during this time of pain.
This weekend is Pentecost, and with it, the end of the Easter season. The Holy Spirit still comes upon us, filling us with grace and power to proclaim boldly our faith. It is this Spirit that we need more, the Spirit to make our hearts large (as Pope Francis stated in a recent homily). The world needs our witness, young and old, woman or man, married, ordained, consecrated, single, no matter race, culture, or mother-tongue. Only the Spirit to hold these all in balance. Following God, being filled with the Spirit, therefore does not allow us to discriminate among human beings. It does, however, call us to discriminate among actions, and to be reconciled when we sin, and help others find reconciliation.
This week has been disappointing, but not surprising. Like so much other things, we call to mind that "Legal ≠ right" all the time. Saying so, though, does not justify violence or personal attacks. We need to work hard to proclaim God's plan for Marriage, both as a sacrament and as a natural institution. Come, Holy Spirit!
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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