Posts from November 2022
Congratulations Deacon Steven Miller.
We wish to extend our congratulations to Steven Miller who will be ordained a Permanent Deacon in the Diocese of Scranton this Saturday at St. Peter’s Cathedral. Steve, and his wife Karen, serve the parish as lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, members of the Contemporary Choir, and the various societies. We welcome Steve into the clerical state as he will continue to serve in our parish as a permanent deacon, joining Deacon Len Jinselli. Steve will serve at all the Masses on…
Be and give the gift of Hope.
The Christophers have a saying: “It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” Today we begin the season of Advent and we light one candle – the candle of Hope. It is a small dim light against a world that often seems forbidding and dark. But we light it because we are a people of hope. It is a hope that we can spread through the actions of our lives. As we watch commercials and see…
We have much to be thankful for.
A teenager got mad at her parents because they never gave her the things she wanted or needed. So she decided to leave home and go out on her own. She packed her bags. Her parents saw her and said the suit case is theirs, the phone is the daughters but the service will now stop, hope you have a place to stay and plans for meals. She decided to stay home. Do we realize the blessings and graces God…
Trust God’s Spirit
When Mother Teresa had to make a speech, she did not use notes or read from a prepared text. To get ready, she would simply withdraw to a church or chapel or other quiet place for a few minutes and pray. Then, when the time for her talk came, she always found the words she needed—in fact, her brief and simple words usually went to the heart of the matter and displayed great spiritual depth and wisdom. “Remember,” Jesus told…
The life of resurrection is different from existence as we know it.
This past week we celebrated the Feast of All Saints and the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. These two celebrations together remind us of our own destiny, the promise of eternity, and the hope of enjoying the blessed vision of God’s presence forever in heaven. During November, as the earth itself seems to be dying all around us, we take time to remember those who have gone before us “marked with the sign of faith.” We offer special Masses…