by sjchurchadmin | Aug 7, 2016 | Pastor's Desk
During the last five years, in addition to meeting the regular needs of our parish, we have carried out some important projects for the good of our parish community such as Renovation of restrooms = $ 5,000 Repair of the sound system in our church = $ 13,000...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 31, 2016 | Pastor's Desk
At the turn of the century, actress Alla Nazimova was one of this country’s earliest stars. Unlike many of her colleagues, Nazimova did not become trapped by a glamorous lifestyle. How did she escape? Her perspective on material things changed the day a fire...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 21, 2016 | Pastor's Desk
The Moghul Emperor, Akbar, was one day out hunting in the forest. When it was time for evening prayer he dismounted, spread his mat on the earth and knelt to pray. Now it was precisely at this time that a peasant woman, perturbed by the disappearance of her husband...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 17, 2016 | Pastor's Desk
“Theologian William Stringfellow tells the story of a friend who graduated at the same time as he did from Harvard Law School. This friend accepted a position with a well-known Wall Street firm. The classmate married the summer before he began at the firm. When he...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 10, 2016 | Pastor's Desk
Dr. William Magee Jr. was a plastic surgeon who lived in Norfolk, Va. In 1981, Dr. Magee traveled to the Philippines to operate on children with cleft lips and other facial deformities. Unfortunately, there were so many children with this deformity, a deformity that...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 3, 2016 | Pastor's Desk
The story of St. Philip Neri, who earned the title “Apostle of Rome” in the 16th century, is an example of the missionary zeal demanded by today’s Gospel. Philip came down to Rome in the early 1500s as an immigrant from Florence and a layman. When he arrived, he was...
