DIAPER DRIVE Recap!

by Erica Lizza
February 28, 2022

On Sunday, Jan. 30, volunteers gathered in the parish hall to sort diapers, baby wipes, bottles and other items donated in the parish's three-week long Diaper Drive. Parishioners contributed thousands of items, including 3,059 diapers and 5,334 baby wipes...Read more

Old Ideas and New Words

What is “Accompaniment?” by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
February 28, 2022

Ever since 2014, Pope Francis has been using a word unfamiliar to American ears. The word is “accompaniment.” Though new to us, the word conveys an ancient idea known to the saints and desert monks of old.

“Accompaniment” is...Read more

The Penance of Ralph Norwich

A Short Story by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
February 25, 2022

Ralph Norwich gave up bubble gum for Lent in 1953. It was an odd thing to do because he didn’t believe in God. Odder yet, he was in fourth grade. Odder yet, he attended St. Aloysius Catholic School in Waldham,...Read more

Experience Lent 2022

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
February 23, 2022

Prayer and conversation with God is a supreme good. It is a partnership and union with God. As the eyes of the body are enlightened when they see light, so our spirit, when it is intent on God,...Read more

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