Category Archives: From Our Pastors

A Man After God’s Own Heart

Do you ever wonder at the Bible’s stories of David?  We love David as the giant killer and “sweet singer of Israel,” but are appalled by the adultery, the murder,…

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Why Do We Need Catechesis?

  At the conclusion of his earthly ministry, Jesus commissioned his disciples to “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of…

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A Sonnet by Malcolm Guite

For the past several weeks and until August, we are dedicating our Weekly Compass to parishioners’ reflections on those people Malcolm Guite calls “Ordinary Saints.” These saints are college professors,…

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My Dad And His Influence On My Christian Faith

“I want you to know that if you are ever in trouble, you can always come to me.” One can only imagine the influence of those grace-filled words often repeated…

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The Original David Charles

I met David Charles Thomas (always “Dr. Thomas” to me) in my sophomore year of college when I took one of his introductory history courses. As a self-proclaimed history “buff,”…

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