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Pastor’s Pen – September 7, 2014

by | Sep 7, 2014 | Pastor's Pen

Sprenke time… One of the blessings of this parish is the annual Msgr. Sprenke Soccer Tournament. It truly is our parish picnic – spread out, not over one weekend, but an entire month. And, just as it takes a whole village to raise a child, so it takes a whole parish...

What alarm would watchmen in our day sound??

by | Sep 7, 2014 | Sunday Homilies

I grew up next to the neighborhood grouches, as near as I could tell. In their defense, their house was sandwiched between a family of 8 on one side (us), a family of 5 on the other, their back yard connected to families of 9, 7 and 6 respectively. Perhaps because of...

Pastor’s Pen – August 31, 2014

by | Aug 31, 2014 | Pastor's Pen

Of our city’s founder… One of my favorite stories about King Louis IX of France, was his decision to always invite the poor to any of his ‘state dinners’. (The number varies according to what source you read – but it was more than 1 or 2 per meal.) I suspect that made...