Dear Parishioners,
As we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus, our thoughts are lifted up to heaven. We might well wonder what it will be like. And if things are not going well in our lives, we might hope to get there soon. However, we don’t have to wait until death to experience heaven. As a matter of fact, every time we come to church and participate in Mass we are joined to the heavenly wedding feast of the Lamb through Holy Communion. Furthermore, we are even more deeply connected to Jesus as we practice the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity. And the more we grow in those virtues, the greater our sharing now in the prize of heaven despite our earthly problems.
Fr. Carl
