A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This coming Wednesday, I will be leaving for India to visit my family and friends and returning on September 24th. You will not receive my weekly messages during…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, “Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give to you”. Peace is an ideal, and yet a reality strived by individuals, families, communities, nations, media or social…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, First of all, I would like to thank you for your prayers. I had a wonderful and fulfilling retreat full of prayers and the grace of the Lord.…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, A week ago, Fr. Simon and I attended the Priests’ Convocation in Boca Grande, arranged by Bishop Dewane. At least 120 priests working in parishes throughout our diocese…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, In the year 1991, (I was just 20 years old!) I was still a college student when India signed the agreement to enter into an open market economy…
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On Control | With Suzie Norfleet Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, “Well, I’ve got options today. I think I’ll get terminal cancer.” That’s not something we want. We never want people we…
On Prayer & Love A REFLECTION BY RICH BYRNE My prayer life became more active when I was introduced to contemplative or quiet prayer. I learned in new ways to pay attention to God’s Loving…
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Don't Stop Believin' (or Running the 5Ks) I remember coming home after school as a child, and, once or twice per year, my mom would have 25+ remittance envelopes laid out on the floor. They…
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Every Child's Wish | Father's Day Prayer isn’t a verse of words you repeat. It is how you live your life… Neither is communication a conversation between two people. You communicate by the actions you…
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The Gifts We've Been Given Through Pentecost After Easter Sunday, Christmas is the second-greatest feast in the Christian liturgical calendar, but Pentecost Sunday is not far behind. Coming 50 days after Easter and ten days…
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Father Bob Interviews Michael Polsinelli Although frequently overshadowed by Good Friday and Easter, Palm Sunday is an important part of Jesus’ ministry on its own. Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphal entrance of Christ into Jerusalem…
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A Personal Account of the Holy Land Presented by our parishioners Mark Bir, Mike Navarro & Pat Nacol Tuesday, April 15th, in the Community Room at Blessed Pope John XXIII. Two sessions: 9AM and 6PM…
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Cardinal: maintain, yet reinterpret doctrine VATICAN CITY - In its approach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, the Catholic Church needs to find a middle ground that does not destroy or abandon doctrine, but offers…
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A Path Much Less Traveled Our plans or God’s plans? How much do we all want to control life? We all have the need to feel in control to some degree, and the tendency is…
Marriage: A New Look at the Vocation A Peek Into the Future Good golly (Miss Molly), what will the future hold for the Church? With the installation of our new, beloved Pope, we can already…
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