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I confess, I have a certain draw to what some people call “Tabloid News” When my mother was still alive, and I would go home on my day off I would look forward to reading “The Enquirer”. My only connection with that type of format is the TV program, “Inside Edition” (comes on at 3:00pm) [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Last weekend I was out with parishioners and we were talking about reading and what books were on our shelf. I have a priest friend, and on his side table next to his chair is a current novel, some kind of theology book, and another churchy style book. He circulates between the three of them. [...]
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This evening I am baptizing three adults and receiving another two. I will also confirm them. Oh by the way, here is a true confession, I love to confirm. Last year I was able to celebrate with our 8thgraders when Bishop Imesch had to cancel. Maybe it’s a secret desire to be a [...]
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The other day I was asked to celebrate a mass at a New Wine Retreat. New Wine is a certification program for lay ministers. There is a new class graduating, and they conclude with a retreat. Also we had a meeting with a a woman that volunteered her services for our school. The company helps [...]
Lent 2009
Remember the Movie Network. I remember when it first came out I was a student and when you walked around on campus everyone had thier head out the window and were shouting out ,”I am mad as hell, and I am not going to take it anylonger.” Well I wish I had the power [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Joseph Cardinal Cardiijn was ordained a priest in Belguim. During the war he organized young worker groups to follow Catholic action and teaching. It became Cardijn’s mission in life to help young workers find the answers to their new problems and, in the process, to try to bridge that “abyss,” which had opened up between [...]
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Bishop Martin Mcnamara 1948-1966, Died)
Romeo Roy Blanchette (1966- 1982)
Jan 10th is the anniversar y of the death of Bishop Blanchette. He worked closely with Bishop McNamara as the diocese was founded. I spent some time as a pastor giving church tours, I began this at Sts Peter & Paul as a RCIA [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Yesterday is but today’s memory, tomorrow is today’s dream.
Kahlil Gibran
Yesterday was but a dream and tomorrow is but a vision but “Each today, well-lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this one day, for it and it alone is life.”
When I was a newly [...]
OK it’s time for the twelve days of Christmas, as we begin Day 5 “Five Golden Rings.” In high school and seminary choir, always my favorite part to sing. As always the media gets it wrong when we worry about the 12 days coming before or after, or if we try to total the gifts [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Among priests this week is referred to as confession week. Every parish is having thier annual advent penance services, and every priest is running around from parish to parish helping out. I also discovered a new web site during my early morning coffee. It is www.bustedhalo.com. It had a question box that I read this morning, [...]
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