Blog – Page 64 – The Annunciation-Fatima Parish

May 13, 2021

Letter From the Pastor – May 16, 2021

The early Church fathers compiled a list of what they called “the seven deadly sins.” Number one on that list was the sin of pride. I doubt that you and I would have done it that way. We may recognize that pride is indeed a sin, but most of us would not think of it as the first and worst of the deadly sins. I can think of at least three sins that most of us consider to be more serious than the sin of pride – murder, adultery, and stealing. […]

May 7, 2021

Letter From the Pastor – May 9, 2021

There is a proverb that says, “Be careful, my child, what you want, for you shall surely get it.” That is an overstatement, but it is the overstatement of a truth. Within the bounds of reason, you and I do tend to get from life those things that we really want, because we go after them. We pay the price that it takes to get them. The challenge remains for each of us to apply this searching test to his or her life. It is one thing, and a rather easy […]

April 30, 2021

Letter From the Pastor – May 2, 2021

There is a well-known proverb which says, “It’s not the gift but the thought that counts.” And the truth of that saying is easy to document and difficult to dispute. Look at your own experience. I dare say the most cherished gifts you have received have not necessarily been the most expensive. One man told a typical story about an old pocket watch which he kept in a glass case on his desk. The watch had no practical usefulness. It had long since stopped keeping time, and it had almost no monetary value. But the man also indicated that it […]

April 29, 2021

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker – April 30

Help us to celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker on Friday, April 30th at 5 PM at Annunciation Church. The Mass will be celebrated in Italian. All parishioners are welcome to attend.

April 22, 2021

Letter from the Pastor – April 25, 2021

I suppose there is no higher compliment that one could pay another person than to call him or her “my friend”. Wrapped up in that simple statement are all of the affection and respect, the trust and loyalty that makes life in this sometimes troubled world both possible and worthwhile. Isn’t it strange that we often take friendship for granted and treat it casually? The truth is that no human relationship is all that it ought to be until it has been elevated to the level of friendship. We can […]