In less than two weeks Labor Day weekend will be upon us, with the many activities of the Shrine Fair and the Feast of the Three Saints. We are very grateful to all of you who have been working so hard to prepare for these events. They tell me that there is a record number…
From the Friars: Go out to all the World and Tell the Good News Okay, Let’s face it. The world has lots of problems. Is there any way that we can work to try to solve some of them? Well, to fix the world’s problems, we need to fix the world. So, here are Fr.…
From the Friars: Testing Positive By now most of us have probably used a COVID home test at least once or twice. After the fun of using the swab to get a sample, we wait to see if it causes a reaction in the solution and a second line to appear. Following the test reaction…
We are sorry to inform the Shrine community that Br. Jimmy has discerned that God is calling him elsewhere and will not be returning. His time with us was a great blessing and we wish him well as he goes forward in his life. Please keep Br. Jimmy in your prayers. Thank you.
From the Friars: Our Father in Faith If a man came to me and said that God had told him to take his only son and kill him with a knife and then burn him as a sacrifice to God, I would first doubt the man’s sanity and then try to convince him that that…
Another part of the strong reaction to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade has been many news stories that try to exaggerate the danger to women when abortion is outlawed. For example, the claim is made that it will be illegal for mothers to obtain treatment for ectopic pregnancies. This is not true. The states…
From the Friars: The Danger of Riches In today’s Gospel, in response to the dispute between two brothers over their inheritance, Jesus warns us to beware of all greed, “because ‘the life of man does not depend on the abundance of the goods they possess’“. With these words the question arises: “Is it bad to…
From the Friars: The Danger of Riches In today’s Gospel, in response to the dispute between two brothers over their inheritance, Jesus warns us to beware of all greed, “because ‘the life of man does not depend on the abundance of the goods they possess’“. With these words the question arises: “Is it bad to…
From the Friars: Ask and You Will Receive Walking down Essex Street I passed through a group of kids playing and riding their scooter boards, or whatever those skate boards with handles are called. “Hey God,” one little boy says to me. “No, I only work for Him.” He and an even younger girl come…
From the Friars: Martha, Martha When I was a kid my older sister, for some strange reason, used to like to clean the house. Of course, this made my mother happy and made me look like a lazy slob, which I was. Mom used to call my sister “Martha, Martha“, especially when she was busy…