News from the Baltimore Province
By Father Paul Borowski | The Redemptorist community and parishioners of Our Lady of Assumption Parish in St. Lucia recently organized a collection of supplies to help the people of Dominica who have been affected by Tropical Storm Erika. Click this link for an article and pictures from Dominica News Online. We continue to pray for all those affected by […]
» Read moreBy Father Raymond Collins | The long-awaited week had finally arrived. Pilgrims from all over the world were descending on Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families and the visit of Pope Francis. At the St. John Neumann Shrine, we hosted thousands of pilgrims during the week, and on one of the days there was a pretty firm estimate of […]
» Read more“Go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you. And know that I am with you always until the end of the world.” —Matthew 28:19-20 | By Father Sean McGillicuddy | In an effort to […]
» Read moreBy Father George Blasick | To get onto the Delmarva Peninsula, you have several choices: two bridges crossing the Chesapeake Bay, the ferry from southern New Jersey, or five routes crossing the canal from the north. (That’s it, unless you’re flying in.) So the Delmarva is almost a kingdom unto itself, and smack in the middle of it is the […]
» Read moreBy Father John McKenna, C.Ss.R. | Holy Week | Our multi-ethnic parish celebrated together the Sacred Triduum with great faith, devotion, and enthusiasm. The Mass on Holy Thursday was celebrated in our four languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. The readings were done in Spanish and Chinese; the Gospel proclaimed in English. Jesus gave two great commandments at the Last […]
» Read moreBy Father Luong Uong | Six years ago a Vietnamese couple—Isabel and Xinh Nguyen—at Visitation BVM Parish in Philadelphia suggested to their priest the idea of selling crawfish as a parish fundraiser. Every spring their sister, Thuy Nguyen of Houston, would drive to Philadelphia to visit her family, and she would bring some crawfish to sell after Mass on Sunday. […]
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