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As we prepare to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, here is a good article about St. Faustina and the image of Christ as Divine Mercy. Read More →

He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter and a joyful Easter Season to all. We welcomed many into Full Communion in the Church at the Easter Vigil. Keep praying and supporting our Neophytes. This is an important time for them and us. Moving from the RCIA program, where they... Read More →

At the Easter Vigil we will welcome those entering into full communion with the Church. Their paths into the Church are as different as each person. There are two accounts I found online that give an account of how these two people found their way into the Church. Even... Read More →

These days the faith is being passed on by grandparents to grandchildren. Pope Francis, who received much of his faith from his grandmother, recognizes this. Here is an article about a talk given by the Pope praising grandparents who pass on the faith. Read More →

For those of you who heard my homily with the reference to Bob Dylan’s Rainy Day Woman, here is the article which gave me the information. Read More →

The Church will be open for twenty-four straight hours beginning tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and running until Thursday morning. I will be in and around the church for the entire time. I think I must be crazy! But, I’ve stayed up all night in church before. I timed it for... Read More →

Well, I saw “Risen” yesterday. I highly recommend it. I saw it at Brandywine Crossing. Here is a link to where you can find it showing.  It is a first class production that is faithful to the scriptural narrative of the gospels. To say much more will give away the... Read More →

During this Black History Month we can look at an article on Black Catholics. For us at St. Mary’s it is our history, too. Many of our parishioners represent Black families that have been Catholic since, perhaps, colonial days. How many of our parishioners now are even... Read More →

I plan on seeing the Movie Risen soon. It has gotten good reviews. The problem with many movies with a religious theme is that they are not very well made. They can tend to be stiff, moralizing affairs. Hollywood, no matter what else you may think, can produce well made movies.... Read More →

I’ve been having some computer problems. Sorry for no posts. We have figured out the computer problems so I can get back to posting. Read More →