May 9 - As I said in my homily last week, we've suffered two years of obstacles to our parish growth. Now we feel a bit freer and sense that life can be exciting in the near future. Let's take that enthusiasm and ask the Holy Spirit to help us harness it. We should try to make up for lost time. Think seriously about what you can do for the parishes. Small efforts by everyone could transform us into a light on the hill. For too long, a few people have been carrying the parishes. Or as business people say about human nature, often 20% of the people do 80% of the work. We cannot be that way and thrive. In the next weeks, we will be asking you to step forward. There is 1 priest and 2500 parishioners. Let's together move our parishes forward.