When We Need It the Most

When We Need It the Most

By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. A mighty wind or a gentle breath, the Spirit comes as it wills. Sometimes a mighty wind that opens shuttered windows and locked doors and fills the frightened with new courage sending the silent into the streets with loud voices that...
New Assignment, New Country

New Assignment, New Country

Indiana native Fr. James Gaynor, C.PP.S., spent over 30 years as a missionary in Peru. Now 79, he recently accepted a new assignment to Bogotá, Colombia.  By Fr. James Gaynor, C.PP.S. As a youth back in Indiana, I had aspirations of being pastor of my small hometown...
A Regular Saint for Regular People

A Regular Saint for Regular People

Venerable John Merlini (1795–1873), the third moderator general of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, has taken one step closer to canonization as the Archdiocese of Naples, Italy, investigates a possible miracle that was performed through his intercession....
Companion Serves as Deacon

Companion Serves as Deacon

It’s hard to know where Charlie Salways’s faith journey will take him next, but it’s easy to see where it started: in a little country church in Van Wert County, Ohio, less than a quarter-mile from the family home. “My mom was the janitor and my dad was the custodian...
When We Need It the Most

Our Transformation is God’s Doing

By Fr. Jim Smith, C.PP.S. This feast of the Ascension centers, at least in our imagination I would expect, largely on where Jesus goes as he is parted from them. There are wonderful paintings and stained glass windows attempting to depict it, but none of the classical...
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