by Greg Galvan | Dec 28, 2018 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
On December 17, 2018, Pope Francis turned 82 years old. The day before, he began celebrating with a party and a surprise cake along with the children under the care of a Vatican free health clinic. There was singing and music and he joked with the children saying he...
by Greg Galvan | Dec 28, 2018 | News and Info, Pastor's Desk
Pope Francis said that as a child, he heard a story of a family with a mother, father, many children and a grandfather. The grandfather, suffering from Parkinson’s illness, would drop food on the dining table, and smear it all over his face when he ate. His son...
by Greg Galvan | Dec 28, 2018 | Bulletins, News and Info
by Greg Galvan | Dec 21, 2018 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
At the Vatican on the morning of Friday December 7, 2018, preparations for the celebration of the birth of Christ started off with an exhibition of over 100 different nativity scenes. This was the 43rd edition of the exhibit and it featured a wide variety of artistic...
by Greg Galvan | Dec 21, 2018 | News and Info, Pastor's Desk
There’s a marvelous scene in the Old Testament that sort of illustrates in a very stark fashion something of what is occurring in today’s scriptures. It is the scene where the famous prophet Elijah, being pursued by his enemies, takes refuge in a cave and waits for...