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The Spirit is at Work on our Midst
By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. The apostles in Jerusalem were so convinced that the Holy Spirit was with them that they said so in their message to the Church in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. They knew that the Sprit was at work in their midst, and they had heard...

Fr. Joseph Rodak, C.PP.S. 1934-2022
Fr. Joseph Rodak, C.PP.S. July 24, 1934-May 18, 2022 Fr. Joseph Rodak, C.PP.S., 87, died at 8:11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in the infirmary of St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio. He had moved to St. Charles on May 9, due to failing health. He was born on July...

The Struggle, the Pain, the Love
By Fr. Tim Knepper, C.PP.S. Before today’s Pandora or Spotify playlists, songs on repeat flowed out of the speakers of my dad’s stereo system. The song with the most airplay, and long-term memory storage for me, was “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” by Lynn...

Freely Given, Out of Love
By Fr. Angelo Anthony, C.PP.S. On this Mother’s Day I would like to celebrate the vocation of motherhood with these pearls of wisdom shared by Moms. “When you can see your heart walking around outside, that’s the day you turn into a mother.” “If you hear the toilet...

Brother Faithfully Tends Flock
He talks to his birds as he moves up and down the center aisle of the chicken house at St. Charles Center. “Settle down,” he’ll say to one little flock, “I’m coming, I’m coming,” to another. “Oh, you’re showing off,” to a rooster standing as tall and proud as a...