Every week, when I review the Sunday collection, I find myself feeling both relieved and concerned.  I’m relieved that, unlike many other parishes, our Sunday collection income has remained steady through the pandemic and beyond.  At the same time, I’m concerned that it hasn’t kept pace with inflation.  According to the US Inflation Calculator, the consumer price inflation rose 21.6% between January 2020 and May 2024.  Just like you in your household or business, we have experienced this increase in so many of our regular expenses.  As a result, the […]

UPDATE ON OUR SCHOOL AND ITS

BOARD OF LIMITED JURISDICTION

As another very exciting year comes to an end at our school, I would like to offer an update for everyone; there’s lots of news to share.  As was announced just last week, Adria Crowley, who led our school over the past two years in many new and innovative ways, has resigned to tend to ongoing health issues.  I’m sure you join me in assuring her of our prayers.  Jeanne Mulvanerty, a longtime parishioner whose four children attended our school and […]

PHILADELPHIA MARCH FOR LIFE

PHILLY’S BIGGEST BABY SHOWER

 Speaking of the important roles that fathers and mothers play in their children’s lives, the first is to welcome them into the world.  Tragically, so many people today do not recognize the infant in the womb as a unique child who has the same right to life as everyone else does.  We Catholics do, however, and we lead the effort in protecting and promoting all human life from the moment of conception to natural death.  We also support countless pro-life […]

Throughout the year, you are invited to support a wide variety of Catholic organizations and activities through our second collections.  The Catholic Charities Appeal, which is the most important collection each year, allows the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to serve thousands of people in the Archdiocese.  In fact, programs funded by the Catholic Charities Appeal assists one in five people in our Archdiocese.  Every year, you are very generous in response to this appeal.  To provide guidance, the Archdiocese sets goals for each parish.  Last year, our parish goal was $152,390 […]