I'm mindful that I haven't written in a while and I deeply regret that. As much as I enjoy writing, and especially writing about the Lord and His Church, life around the Cathedral has been too busy. My apologies to all.

We have experienced so many things in the last six weeks. We have been blessed with the births of many children and saddened by the deaths of a few of our dear friends. We've celebrated First Communion, Confirmation and had our Corpus Christi procession. Add to that the beginning work on the Cathedral roof, and you can piece together "a day in the life of the pastor."

But truly, these days have been remarkable. The presence of God has been very evident to me. Why? Because in the midst of all of the activity of the parish, there has been peace.  We're all watching scaffolding going up around the Cathedral and the progress of the new roof. There's something exciting about this because it is but an external symbol of what I believe is going on in the parish. It feels to me as if we're rebuilding in so many ways--not only the structure, but our sense of community. There are questions around the city about what's going on, and I think the questions are also being asked about what's going on inside the Cathedral. The reason I say this is because we are seeing many new faces coming into the Cathedral. This is all good, and what's more important, is that it gives us a chance to speak about Jesus.

Are you feeling renewed by being a part of the Cathedral parish? Are you interested in what's happening in the hearts of people who come to us? Join us--we're building all right, but from the heart outward.