Of 476 communities providing data to the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO), only 27 are adequately funded for retirement. Historically, Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests—known collectively as women and men religious—received very little pay. Any surplus funds were reinvested in ministry and the education of younger members. As a result, hundreds of US religious …
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My Dear Friends: This Sunday we begin the beautiful season of Advent. It is a time of waiting and hope. Waiting: because we wait for the newborn Christ who will bring light to the darkness of this world. Hope: because this child is the promise of salvation of the Most High. The Advent wreath is …
On Wednesday, December 16th, all our house priests will be available to hear confessions, beginning at 7:00pm, until all penitents have had the opportunity to go to confession.This will be the final opportunity to go to Confession prior to the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord.
Monday, December 16th • 7:00 pm Miércoles, 18 de diciembre Come prepare your hearts this Advent season!
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is normally celebrated on December 8, exactly nine months before the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8). However, when that date falls on a Sunday, the feast is transferred to Monday, December 9th. Earlier this year, the Vatican clarified, “The feast must be observed as a day of obligation …
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Join us on Monday, December 2nd at 7:30pm on the front lawn of the church/Comber Hall for the annual blessing of our outdoor nativity scene, which stands as a beautiful reminder to always keep Christ at the center of Christmas. A light reception will follow immediately afterwards in the foyer of Comber Hall with cookies and …
Mis queridos amigos, Hace veinte años, comencé un ejercicio con mis alumnos de octavo grado que pronto se convirtió en un sello distintivo de mi celebración del Día de Acción de Gracias: escribir sin ningún orden en particular, y de una manera devota y a veces lúdica, las 100 cosas por las que estaba agradecido. …
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My Dear Friends: Twenty years ago, I started an exercise with my 8th grade students that soon became a hallmark of my observance of Thanksgiving Day: write down in no particular order, and in a prayerful and sometimes playful way, the 100 things I was thankful for. My students would write theirs during class or spend …
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The Parish Office will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th. We will celebrate a special Mass schedule for Thanksgiving Day: 8:00 am — English 10:30am — Bilingual Before you gather around your dinner tables as a family, come and gather around the Altar as a parish! Let us give …