News from the Baltimore Province
By Father Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R. | December 3, 2015 | Dear Brothers: Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. […]
» Read moreThe former Redemptorist infirmary in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has become an upscale senior housing complex, The Grove at Neumann. Click to read the full story.
» Read moreThe preparatory commission for the 25th General Chapter met in Pattaya, Thailand, from November 30 through December 3, 2015. Superior General Father Michael Brehl was present for the meeting. Click to read the full article on cssr.com.
» Read moreOn Sunday, November 8, Father Anthony Russo, a member of the Visitation BVM community, celebrated his 50th jubilee as a Redemptorist priest. Father Russo has ministered to the deaf community in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for more than 48 years. There was a concelebrated Mass at Our Lady of Ransom, a site for sign-language-interpreted Masses. Father Thomas Nasta, the pastor, […]
» Read moreOn November 22, Father Dennis Billy ran the Philadelphia Half Marathon. He covered the 13.1-mile distance in 1:59.47 and placed 25th in the 60-64 age group. Not bad for a leukemia survivor and four years after a bone-marrow transplant!
» Read moreBy Father Ruskin Piedra | Sometime in July I received an email from the pastor of the zone in Cuba where we have a mission each year. (They call the territory a zone instead of a parish since most pastors have two or three parishes, each in different towns.) The pastor invited me to take part in the celebrations connected […]
» Read moreOur Mother of Perpetual Help School in Ephrata, Pa., hosted its annual Treasure Island auction on Saturday, November 7. Those in attendance enjoyed heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages while bidding on great prizes, such as a Disney Vacation package and a 55-inch smart TV. Each grade from OMPH School donated an art project they created as a class. The art […]
» Read moreHere’s an update on the 2016 pilgrimage to Italy: To date we’ve registered 64 people, reaching the required minimum for two buses at the advertised price. Each bus holds a maximum of 48 passengers, so we have room for 32 more people before needing a third bus. We’ve sent another round of bulletin announcements to all our parishes, asking them […]
» Read moreBy Father Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R. | November 1, 2015 | Dear Brothers: Yea, I have looked, and seen November there; The changeless seal of change it seemed to be, Fair death of things that, living once, were fair; Bright sign of loneliness too great for me, Strange image of the dread eternity, In whose void patience how can these have […]
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