A Message from Fr. Zehren

Coming back from Italy I was reminded how disorienting jet lag can be. Am I hungry or tired? Am I supposed to be? Should I have a burger and a beer or a bagel with coffee? If I doze off will I stay asleep for ten minutes or ten hours? I want to know what normal feels like again.

Christmas music in November also is disorienting. Christmas music, no. Just, no. As much as we like you, it’s not that time. Don’t make us forget what time it is. Don’t make us forget what’s normal.

Since the great fall of Adam and Eve our world has experienced something like jet lag. We’re disoriented from the eternal and true. We’ve forgotten what’s normal. It’s normal to pray and be with God. It’s normal to respect and enjoy the proper times and seasons that He gives us. There’s a normal order for how we use our bodies and minds. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who change darkness into light and light into darkness” (Isaiah 5:20). We need to remember what normal feels like.

Fr. Dennis Zehren
Pastor