Dear Parishioners, +JMJ One of my most moving experiences on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land was our Mass on the hillside of the Mount of Beatitudes, overlooking the Sea of Tiberias (aka., the Sea of Galilee). The shrine had written into the prayers and even
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Dear Parishioners, +JMJ On Tuesday I leave with a group of about 30 parishioners on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the land where Jesus grew up, ministered, and finally was crucified, died, buried and rose from the dead, and then ascended. It’s been about five years
Read more →+JMJ Dear Parishioners, First of all, I would like to offer congratulations to all of our graduating seniors! So much study, hard work, and prayer… And, put simply, so much gutsy commitment and love has gotten them to this threshold in their lives. We are so proud
Read more →+JMJ Dear Parishioners, In August Bishop Thomas wrote a letter to all pastors saying that he had accepted an invitation from the World Apostolate of Fatima (a.k.a. “The Blue Army”) to receive the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Fatima Statue that is traveling the USA for
Read more →+JMJ Dear Parishioners, Here’s another hodgepodge of items to comprise my weekly letter: -The Divine Mercy School year seems to have started out very well. Our new principal, Mr. Joe Linder, is doing a great job. One of his first challenges was dealing with a power outage
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