News from the Baltimore Province
By 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. […]
» Read moreOn April 16 the Redemptoristine Nuns celebrated the 50th anniversary of profession of Sister Lydia Lojo de la Cruz and Sister Mary Anne Reed of the Sacred Heart’s 65th anniversary of profession. The Eucharist was concelebrated in the Chapel of Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn., where the two Sisters reside. Father Thomas Travers was
» Read moreBy Father Paul Borowski | Dear Brothers: Greetings during this Easter season! Thanks to those communities who made generous donations to the Province’s Lenten program to raise funds for Archbishop Bashar Warda, C.Ss.R., the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil. As a Province we were able to send Archbishop Warda $25,489.81. A special word of
» Read moreA report from St. Mary’s Parish, Annapolis | Annapolis is a city blessed with great physical beauty—a charming historic setting along the banks of the water—yet our community is a study in contrasts. Within the city St. Mary’s Parish calls home are both very wealthy residents and those who are in need of support for food and shelter. Our parish […]
» Read moreRedemptorist Brother Robert Paul Skinner was born on May 23, 1938, in Binghamton, N.Y. He professed his first vows on August 29, 1981, and made his final profession on September 7, 1985, at the Bishop Neumann Shrine/St. Peter’s Church in Philadelphia. He died peacefully, surrounded by the comforting prayers of his confreres, on April 13, 2015, in Ephrata, Pa., just […]
» Read moreRedemptorist missionary Rev. Jerome Andrew Murphy died on April 17, 2015, in the St. John Neumann Residence at Stella Maris in Timonium, Md., amidst the prayers of his confreres. He was three days short of his 94th birthday. Read or download Father Murphy’s full obit, written by Father Bob Pagliari, C.Ss.R., here.
» Read moreAn update from the advancement office | Realizing that the majority of donors are devoted to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and support the Congregation’s mandate to make Mary known, the Redemptorist Office for Mission Advancement returned to its roots and began using the Perpetual Help Center name earlier this year. Donors are responding favorably, with an increase in charitable […]
» Read moreBy Father Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R. | April 1, 2015 | “Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low’r’d upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.” —William Shakespeare, Richard the Third
» Read moreBy Father Patrick Woods, C.Ss.R. | Moses parted the Red Sea that allowed the Jewish people to be set free from the Egyptians. Our Lord Jesus calmed the seas and walked on the water. The Blessed Mother had the sun dance at Fatima. And Father Pat brought snow for the Bethpage St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 1! When I […]
» Read moreBy Father Mike Sergi, C.Ss.R. | Welcome to Notre Dame Retreat House in Canandaigua, New York. Many of you may not know this, but the name Canandaigua means the chosen spot. Notre Dame is certainly the chosen spot for any of our confreres who want to get away for a while and be with God. The retreat house sits on […]
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