My Dear Friends, On Thursday, August 6, our parish’s beloved fourth pastor, Monsignor John Glorie was called home to the Lord. This one hit close to home for me because he was my pastor when I was a child in our Religious Education Program in the mid 1980’s. Monsignor had this deep, booming voice that …
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August 16th – XX Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - August 13th, 2026
August 9th – XIX Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - August 11th, 2026
My Dear Friends, As we gather for Mass this Sunday, there are many of our fellow parishioners who are returning from summer vacation because school begins this week. We pray that everyone had a blessed and restful summer, and we also pray for all our children in our parochial school and those who begin class …
August 2nd – XVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - July 31st, 2026
My Dear Friends, As many of us return from summer vacation, I wanted the first bulletin column for the month of August to be sort of a “welcome back” type of message. However, the bishops of the state of Florida issued a powerful pastoral letter on the death penalty this past Monday that deserves of …
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July 5th – XIV Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - July 2nd, 2026
My Dear Friends, I am writing this column to you early in the week from the holy city of Lourdes just five minutes away from where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette almost 170 years ago. By the time you read this, I will be back in the parish to celebrate the Fourth …
June 28 – July 26: MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 26th, 2026
Throughout this summer, we encourage all parishioners to read the Encyclical Letter, Magnifica Humanitas, of Pope Leo XIV, on safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence. Over the next several weeks, we will be publishing excerpts from the encyclical for further reflection. The encyclical in its entirety may be found on the …
June 21st – XI Sunday in Ordinary Time – Father’s Day
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 18th, 2026
My Dear Friends, Happy Father’s Day to all our dads in the parish! Last week we saw the love for spiritual fatherhood as we bid farewell to Father David as he embarks on his next assignment. He was quite literally left speechless as we honored him at the end of the 10:30am Mass for the …
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June 14th – XI Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 12th, 2026
Farewell Message from Fr. David Dear Brothers and Sisters: I see the providential hand of the Lord in the readings of this Sunday, which is also my last day as your parochial vicar. As you know, Church of the Little Flower has been my first parish assignment. I came here two years ago straight out …
June 7, 2026 – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 4th, 2026
My Dear Friends: June is the month of the Sacred Heart, and this coming Friday, June 12, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is even more significant this year because the Bishops of the United States will consecrate our nation to the Sacred Heart in anticipation of our country’s …
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 29th, 2026
My Dear Friends: Today we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity. One does not have to be a theologian with multiple degrees to grasp this mystery. The Church Fathers help us to understand the mystery of God in very simple ways. They did this to combat the heresies that sprung up in the early centuries of …