“El Reino de Dios se parece a lo que sucede cuando un hombre siembra la semilla en la tierra: que pasan las noches y los días, y sin que él sepa cómo, la semilla germina y crece.” Qué apropiado es el Evangelio de este domingo para la despedida de un sacerdote de una comunidad parroquial …
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“This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.” How appropriate this Sunday’s Gospel is for a priest’s farewell …
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This Friday, June 14th is Flag Day. Did you know that, just as there is US Code for the proper flying of Old Glory, there is also proper etiquette for disposing of flags in a dignified manner? If you have an old, worn out, or tattered flag, don’t just throw it in the trash with …
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After two years at the Church of the Little Flower as parochial vicar and four years of priestly ministry, the Holy Spirit, through Archbishop Wenski, has called me to the next step of the missionary journey. I am honored and excited that Archbishop Wenski has entrusted me to serve St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in …
Mis Queridos Amigos, La semana pasada, muchos de ustedes me preguntaron por las citas que utilicé para ilustrar el poder de la Eucaristía durante mi homilía del domingo de Corpus Christi. Las citas se enumeran a continuación. Algunos de ellos los usé en la misa de las 10:30 a.m., y los otros dirigidos a los …
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My Dear Friends, Last week, many of you asked me for the quotes I used to illustrate the power of the Eucharist during my homily on Corpus Christi Sunday. The quotes are listed below. Some of them I used at the 10:30am Mass, and the others directed at youth I used at the 5:30pm Mass. …
As is our annual tradition here at COTLF, beginning on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16th and continuing for the 8 days following, we will be celebrating a special Novena of Masses in honor and remembrance of all fathers. Parishioners who receive physical envelopes should find a special Father’s Day Novena Envelope where they can add …
The USCCB established the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe to help restore the Church in lands that survived decades of communist rule and to build a new, more hopeful future for the people living there. Although those communist regimes no longer rule, new challenges such as the ongoing catastrophic war in …
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Mis Queridos Amigos, Este mes se cumplen diez años de mi primera peregrinación a Italia. Ahora bien, aunque antes había estado en Italia, particularmente en Roma, esta vez llevaba a mis padres que nunca habían estado y mostraba la grandeza de la Ciudad Eterna a mis amigos y feligreses. Ahora, cualquiera que haya estado en …
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