FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - JANUARY 27, 2023
One of the most powerful experiences of my priesthood was leading someone one-on-one into the Catholic faith. We went through the ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Jan 20
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - JANUARY 20, 2023
“I don’t get anything out of Mass.” This is a common refrain from young Catholics, but not only from the young. Many have become ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Jan 13
- 2 min
A MESSAGE FROM FR. PATRICK - JANUARY 13, 2023
With the Solemnity of the Epiphany and the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord earlier this week, we close out the Christmas season and...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Jan 6
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - JANUARY 6, 2023
Beginning the New Year, the Church mourns the passing of Joseph Ratzinger, who reigned as Pope Benedict XVI from 2005- 2013. Pope Benedict..
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St. Martin of Tours
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - DECEMBER 30, 2022
Happy Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. This Sunday’s gospel relates to us the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Even at his birth...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - DECEMBER 24, 2022
Merry Christmas! The following is an excerpt from one of Pope Francis’ Christmas homilies: Tonight, the great prophecy of Isaiah is ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - DECEMBER 16, 2022
In this Sunday’s gospel, the Archangel Gabriel, who first revealed God’s plan to Mary, now appears to St. Joseph in a dream. He says...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - DECEMBER 9, 2022
On December 9, 1531 our Blessed Mother revealed herself to an indigenous Catholic convert, St. Juan Diego. Speaking in his native ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR´S DESK - DECEMBER 2, 2022
“Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” cries Johns the Baptist in this Sunday’s gospel. There is a sense of urgency, and a ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - NOVEMBER 26, 2022
Happy Advent! We celebrate this short but powerful season during the darkest days of the year. The absence of light that characterizes...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - NOVEMBER 18, 2022
This Sunday, which begins the last week of the liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Happy Feast of St. Martin of Tours!
I’ve wondered why our parish was named after this very popular European saint. It’s not like ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - NOVEMBER 4, 2022
In light of National Vocations Awareness Week, which begins this Sunday, I’ll share with you a touching story a parishioner recently told...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - OCTOBER 29, 2022
Fr. Pete Sweeney, who is a gem of a priest in residence at St. John Neumann, used to say, “It’s a sign of a healthy parish when the pastor..
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St. Martin of Tours
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - OCTOBER 22, 2022
On Wednesday, October 19, the Church celebrates the eight North American martyrs, a group of Jesuit priests and laymen who gave their ...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Oct 15, 2022
- 2 min
A MESSAGE FROM FR. PATRICK - OCTEBER 15, 2022
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus speaks to his disciples (and to us) “about the necessity… to pray always without becoming weary” (Lk 18:1)...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
A MESSAGE FROM FR. KIKO - OCTOBER 7, 2022
Jesus Christ encounters ten lepers and heals all ten of them. However, we see that only one returns to give thanks. When we look deeper...
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St. Martin of Tours
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
I thank you for considering “Taking the Next Step” in your financial support of St. Martin’s. As we pledge ourselves to a weekly or ...
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- Sep 23, 2022
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
“Woe to the complacent in Zion,” the prophet Amos cries out in this Sunday’s first reading. One of the effects of complacency is that it...
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- Sep 16, 2022
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
I would like to welcome back all of our St. Martin’s School children as well as all of our children in religious education. Not many ...
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