Pastor's Corner
Pastor's Corner
with Fr. Sean Weeks
Father Sean Weeks is a native Californian, born in Anaheim and raised mostly in Lancaster, CA. His favorite part of his priestly ministry is gathering for Mass with his people and preaching God’s word and offering the sacraments. His dog, Sarge, makes him laugh everyday.
Assignments since being ordained to the priesthood on 29 May 2004
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Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Lake in Lake Oswego
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Pastor at Our Lady of the Mountain in Ashland
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2011 - Pastor at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Portland
Father Sean's Weekly Message
February 01, 2026
"Pope Benedict XVI once noted that each Beatitude is the fruit of Christ looking upon his disciples: 'The Beatitudes express the meaning of discipleship. What the Beatitudes mean cannot be expressed in purely theoretical terms; it is proclaimed in the life and suffering, and in the mysterious joy, of the disciple who gives himself over completely to following the Lord. The Beatitudes demonstrate conclusively how God, in choosing the weak of the world, 'shames the strong.' Therefore, with great certainty and conviction we, 'the humble of the earth,' from the stance of our utter nothingness, 'seek the Lord.' For it is due to him that we are in Christ Jesus—through his gaze on the mountain we become like him.'" (Magnificat, February 2026, pgs. 31-32)
Meditating with the Beatitudes has been a source of great encouragement through the years serving God’s people. The disciple’s life is not one of constant ease and comfort. Rather it is a life that embraces poverty, grief, gentleness, hunger for righteousness, grants mercy, constant cleansing of one’s heart, strives for peace, and experience persecutions. On the surface, this doesn’t sound like good news. But this is how Jesus ministered to the people of his time and how he still ministers to us today. The call to discipleship is a challenging one and requires a deep surrender, that Jesus is our strength. On my own, I fail. With Jesus, I become a source of blessing.
