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Vatican Corner 4-24-16
VATICAN CORNER Pope Francis has approved the second miracle attributed to the intercession of the blessed Mother Teresa, recognizing her miraculous cure of a Brazilian man with multiple tumors. The manâs parish priest had prayed to the Blessed Mother for a cure. After...
Pastors Desk 4-24-16
It is with a sense of great happiness and joy I write this article. Even though I was to take charge as the pastor of St. Joachim church on July 1st 2011, I was asked by my Provincial Superior to reach St. Joachim earlier so as to get familiarized with the parish...
Bulletin 4-24-16
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Pastors Desk 4-3-16
As the pastor of St. Joachim I can rightly feel a sense of pride and happiness over the growth of our parish. Four years back when I took charge of the parish, as per our records, our parish had a little above 1500 active registered parishioners. But now our record...
Vatican Corner 4-3-16
VATICAN CORNER Continued âŚDespite the many difficulties, the Franciscans continued to perform their pastoral duties in the Holy Land and are still doing so today. There are now nearly 400 Franciscan friars and nuns in and around Israel. Their calling includes three...
Bulletin 4-3-16
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Pastors Desk 3-27-16
Egyptian pyramids are world-famous as one of the âseven Wondersâ of the ancient world. But they are actually gigantic tombs containing the mummified bodies of Egyptian Pharaohs. Westminster Abby is famous, and thousands visit it because the dead bodies of famous...
Vatican Corner 3-27-16
VATICAN CORNER continued⌠The Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land provide pastoral care in 29 parishes, offering Worship, Faith Formation, youth and family programs. Their Media Center tells the story of the Holy Land through multimedia distributed throughout...
Bulletin 3-27-16
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Bulletin 3-20-16
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Bulletin 3-13-16
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Bulletin 3-6-16
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Bulletin 2-28-16
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Pastors Desk 3-20-16
The Bishop of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during the early part of the last century was a great evangelizer who tried to reach out to unbelievers, scoffers, and cynics. He liked to tell the story of a young man who would stand outside the Cathedral and shout...
Vatican Corner 3-20-16
VATICAN CORNER Every year on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in every Catholic Church to support the people and places of the Holy Land. Christians of the Holy Land rely heavily on the help that comes to them during this special moment of the year. On Feb. 10,...
Pastors Desk 3-13-16
Dr. A.J. Cronin was a great Christian physician in England. One night he assigned a young nurse to a little boy who had been brought to the hospital suffering from diphtheria, and given only a slight chance to live. A tube was inserted into the boy's throat to help...
Vatican Corner 3-13-16
VATICAN CORNER There is a new book entitled âDear Pope Francisâ published March 1, 2016 in which Pope Francis answers 30 questions presented to him from children from around the world. The U. S. based Jesuit publishing house Loyola Press approached Francis with...
Pastors Desk 3-6-16
1990, Michale Mohrâs son, Jeff, moved to Arizona to work as a computer technician. Michale, back in Portland, Oregon, looed forward to her sonâs weekly calls. But after a few years in Arizona, Jeffâs phone calls began to taper off. When Michaleâs letters to him were...
Vatican Corner 3-6-16
VATICAN CORNER continued ⌠On February 17, 2016, Pope Francisâ trip through Mexico reached its final stop at the northern border city of JuĂĄrez across the Rio Grande from El Paso, and thus he symbolically traced the route of migrants through Mexico, focusing on their...
Pastors Desk 2-28-16
n the 1980âs Mary Brenner was a divorced mother of seven children who owned a carbon paper manufacturing company in Beverly Hills. She was a friend of all the movie stars, went to their parties, and hobnobbed with celebrities. What turned her around, and made her see...
Vatican Corner 2-28-16
VATICAN CORNER CONTINUED ⌠On Monday February 15, 2016, Pope Francis visited Mexicoâs southern Chiapas state, and denounced the centuries-old exploitation and exclusion of Mexicoâs indigenous people. He prayed before the tomb of Bishop Samuel Ruiz who died in 2011 and...
Pastors Desk 2-21-16
It is not uncommon to hear the question, âWhy does the church collect money?â or âWhy do the churches ask for money?â The answer to this question is a counter question, âWhy do the families need money?â or âWhy do the families depend on monthly salary?â The families...
Vatican Corner 2-21-16
VATICAN CORNER ⌠continued On Saturday February 13, 2016 in Mexico City, Pope Francis met with the president of Mexico, the diplomatic corp. and with the Bishops of Mexico, then held Holy Mass at the Basilica at the Shrine near the âTepeyacâ hill above Mexico City...
Vatican Corner 2-21-16
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