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Parish Pilgrimages (Fr. Andrew)

Posted by Nicole Baumgartner

Parish Pilgrimages

I have thought of a destination pilgrimage to any site of great admiration and ecstasy for a long time - the Holy Land, Italy (The Vatican), Fatima in Portugal, Lourdes in France and the like. But I am not fully organized for the one Fr. Dwayne is ... Read More »

A Gesture of Silence (Fr. Andrew)

Posted by Nicole Baumgartner

A Gesture of Silence

 I still remember the first phrase I heard from the onset of my days in the Seminary, "Magnum Silencium!" (i.e. Great Silence!). The “Great Silence” refers to the quiet moment we observe in order to hear no other voice but that of God who speaks ... Read More »

Everything Connects to the Church Year (Fr. Andrew)

Posted by Nicole Baumgartner

Everything Connects to the Church Year

The end of the Liturgical Year B (Cycle B) is here, and so Year C is almost at the thresholds of our churches. We have spent a twelfth-month period in our parish churches celebrating the Paschal Mysteries together, exchanging greetings, praying with and ... Read More »