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Update on Significant Changes in our Archdiocese

You might have heard an advertisement on KYW or seen one on your favorite television channel promoting the work of our archdiocese.  It’s titled “Catholic. Every day.” and it is intended to bring the great work of our archdiocese to the attention of everyone in the Philadelphia area.  You might have noticed that the advertisement speaks of the Catholic Church of Philadelphia rather than the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  According to Archbishop Nelson Pérez, this has been done deliberately as a marketing tool to rebrand us as a living Church rather […]

2025-10-17T13:58:21-04:00October 17th, 2025|

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

“Please let me, your servant, have two mule-loads of earth, for I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the Lord.”  Did you catch that last line in today’s first reading?  What a curious request: two mule-loads of earth.  Why would Naaman, who had just been miraculously cured of leprosy, want this pile of dirt?  The explanation is really very interesting.  Many of the people at that time believed in local gods.  They believed that local gods ruled over particular lands.  That’s why we […]

2025-10-13T11:13:38-04:00October 13th, 2025|

STEWARDSHIP WEEKEND

“Please let me, your servant, have two mule-loads of earth.” (2 Kings. 5:17).  What a curious request we hear at the end of this Sunday’s first reading.  Elisha, the great prophet in Israel, had just cured Naaman, the great army commander of the Arameans, of leprosy.  Why would Namaan want this pile of earth from Israel?  You will recall that the people at that time believed in local gods.  They believed that these local gods ruled over particular lands.  That’s why various Old Testament books speak of the gods of […]

2025-10-10T14:15:46-04:00October 10th, 2025|

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

This weekend, we join with the Church Universal in celebrating World Mission Sunday with its theme: “Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples”.  As we continue to celebrate this Jubilee Year, the late Pope Francis called everyone in his 2025 World Mission Day Message to prayer, reminding us that prayer is not only the “primary missionary activity,” but also the key to “keeping alive the spark of hope lit by God within us.”

Our Holy Father delivers his Mission Day Message in February in preparation for World Mission Sunday which is observed […]

2025-10-03T14:22:36-04:00October 3rd, 2025|

TWENTY-SISTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

As our parish staff met last Wednesday, I got their attention when I reminded them that we were only three months away from Christmas Eve.  Can you imagine!?!   Three months from today, we’ll be in the middle of Christmas week.  In the meantime, we will soon be getting involved in our annual Adopt-a-Family and Christmas Food Baskets.  One of the many aspects of our parish that I have found so inspirational and edifying over the 14 years that I have been here is your tremendously generous response to all of […]

2025-09-29T14:12:30-04:00September 29th, 2025|

ANNUAL EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION

After the celebration of the Eucharist itself, what better Eucharistic event is there than our annual Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotion?  It’s a great opportunity to linger with our Lord, recalling all that he has done for us and preparing for our eternity with him.   Our annual Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotion will begin next Sunday after the 11:30am Mass and conclude with a 7:00pm Mass on Tuesday.  I encourage everyone to join in this wonderful devotion!

As you know, we believe that, when we celebrate Mass, we participate in the Paschal Mystery: […]

2025-09-27T10:56:29-04:00September 27th, 2025|
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