From the Pastor

Nov. 16, 2025

Many of us, at least the adults, remember Sept. 11, 2001. We watched the unfolding of a great tragedy in our country, and as is often stated, everything changed. We saw the Twin Towers collapse, killing thousands, including many fire fighters and police officers. I imagine people standing beneath the towers on Sept. 10, looking up and admiring their height and power. And I imagine someone standing there, saying, “By this time tomorrow, both towers will be nothing more than rubble." And those who hear him think he is insane—this is an impossibility to them.
    
Jesus and the Apostles were in Jerusalem, looking up at the Temple, which was the most remarkable structure they had ever seen. They saw the giant stones and all that was going on. The crowd was mesmerized by the Temple. And Jesus said, “All these things you see here, a day will come when there will not be one stone on top of another.” His listeners would have been shocked by these words and would not have believed such a thing could happen. But just as the Twin Towers were destroyed, so was the Temple.

We may remember George Harrison’s solo album, All Things Must Pass. Drawing from Eastern religious instruction, he is telling us the same thing as Jesus. Look around Mother of God Church. It is one of the most beautiful churches in America. Over 150 years old, it is still incredibly strong, for it was well built and well cared for (thank you, Vic). And yet, a day will come when it will not be standing. Destroyed by earthquake, or storm, or age, or any other cause that we cannot even imagine, it will be gone. The United States at some point will be gone, or radically diminished. And we will be gone.
    
All things must pass.
—Fr. Mike Comer