January 2025 archive of Fr. Rob's Weekly Message
January 26, 2025
Posted by Nancy Wahl on 1/23/25
Dear Friends,
In the freshness of the New Year it is always enjoyable to have something to look forward to doing. Living where we do, winter offers so much with sledding, ice skating, skiing, and snowboarding. We have great parks all around, one being a favorite of many, Mendon Ponds.
Indoor activities are abundant as well. There’s indoor golf, pickleball, a variety of sports, being present at Buffalo Bills games or watching from the warmth of ... Read More »
January 19, 2025
Posted by Nancy Wahl on 1/16/25
Dear Friends,
There is always much to be grateful for in our lives and world. Recently, Americans and people beyond the United States remembered President Jimmy Carter. President Carter and his wife, Rosalyn, were people of deep faith and passionate stewards of the Gospel throughout their lives. They worked ... Read More »
January 12, 2025
Posted by Nancy Wahl on 1/10/25
Dear Friends,
As many of you know, I really appreciate the beauty of the Advent/Christmas and now Epiphany Season. Four weeks of Advent (not quite full four weeks this year) never seems long enough to me versus the six weeks of Lent. Christmas begins celebrating the Incarnation of our ... Read More »
January 5, 2025
Posted by Nancy Wahl on 1/02/25
Dear Friends,
This weekend we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord. In the Gospel from Matthew, the Magi ‘were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary, his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures ... Read More »