C.PP.S. Companion Trish Frazer of Lake Mary, Fla., writes about her experience with her new puppy, Sylvie, now a trained therapy dog, and what Trish and her husband, John, also a Companion, learned from the experience: In July of 2016, my husband John and I decided to...
My heart goes out to people on the news who have just experienced or witnessed a shocking tragedy and then a reporter steps up and asks them how they are feeling. If that were me, I’d have to say, “Come back in a few hours or better yet, next Tuesday.” There are times...
Fr. Joseph Deardorff, C.PP.S. Colombian Mission, Ad Experimentum This year, 10 seminarians participated in special formation in Brazil. They came from El Salvador, Colombia and Brazil. Many members from Latin America, as well as the vice moderator general, visited...
During the Advent Season, we remember that the Holy Family was a migrant family – on the move to Bethlehem and then to Egypt to escape Herod’s threat to kill the newborn Jesus. The Missionaries of the Precious Blood were also immigrants, coming to Ohio from Italy in...
C.PP.S. members from Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia were together in late November for a retreat led by Fr. Barry Fischer, C.PP.S. “It was an historic moment,” Fr. Barry said. “For the first time ever the great majority of all the members of our...
In this busy time of preparation for Thanksgiving, and for the season ahead, one overbooked C.PP.S. member recently told us he’s been working on striking the word “busy” from his conversation. Because he feels he is often unsuccessful, he asked to share his story but...
