Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Annual Appeal
If you receive the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday, you most likely saw the front page article entitled “Failure at the Top” in last Sunday’s edition. This article, spread out over five pages, outlined how some bishops in our country have failed in their response to sexual misconduct among the clergy over the past few decades. It is a very disturbing account of mismanagement and disregard for the victims of this abuse. Again, I ask you to join me in praying for all of the victims, that they may find healing […]
Adopt-a-Family, Christmas Food Basket, Mercy Hospice Giving Tree
Hope you are enjoying our long-awaited fall; it finally arrived.. And, Christmas is only eight weeks away! We have several parish initiatives that will allow you to give to those in need as you celebrate God’s great gift of his Son, Jesus. For those of you not familiar with them or who would benefit from a little refresher, allow me toexplain each of these excellent programs: Adopt-a-Family, Christmas Food Basket and Mercy Hospice Giving Tree.
Adopt-a-Family
For the past 26 years, a small group of parishioners have coordinated this program that makes […]
Stewardship – Parish Giving Receptions
STEWARDSHIP – PARISH GIVING RECEPTIONS
this weekend
After the 5:00pm Mass and between the 9:30 and 11:30am Masses
Stewardship is what you do after you say “I believe!” If you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God who became the son of Mary to show us God’s love in person, then you are called to stewardship. Jesus taught us about God and God’s Kingdom. He taught us how to pray and worship God. He taught that the most important commandments were to love God and […]
Annual Visit to St. Martin de Porres Parish
Next Sunday, 21 October, I will celebrate the Sunday Mass at St. Martin de Porres, our sister parish. It is always a pleasure to take part in their lively celebration and I invite you to join me there! This year will be special because it is the 25th anniversary of this parish. Don’t be fooled, though; the parish has a long history – almost as long as ours. Allow me to explain. The church was originally called St. Columba, founded in 1895 (two years after our parish was founded) by […]
EVERY LIFE: CHERISHED, CHOSEN, SENT
“Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.”
Pope Francis’ Day for Life Greeting
With these words, Pope Francis has captured so well our Catholic understanding of human life and insistence that every person, from the moment of natural conception to natural death, receive the care he or she needs to live and thrive. Pope Francis has captured the world with his humility, […]