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Companions are lay associates of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. To learn more, visit www.preciousbloodus.org/companions. Welcome to the newest members of the Precious Blood family!
Marywood Companions: Carol Lassen, Susan Martin, John Baker, Mary Cmar, Roger Didion, Clayton Miller, and Mary Bumb
Cleveland Companions: Jean Kotsybar and Paulette Prokop
Mentored by Fr. Marvin
On February 2, Fr. Steven Joseph Lopes, 40, was ordained as the first bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. This has been described as “a structure equvalent to a diocese for Roman Catholics who were nurtured in the Anglican tradition.” Bishop...
Cooking Lessons in Chicago
At the Precious Blood Center in Chicago recently, cooking lessons for the youth were held every Saturday morning. Nine young people wearing hairnets and aprons gather to combine ingredients that will become a feast fit for kings. They listen carefully to the...
Fr. Norbert Adelman, C.PP.S., 1922-2016
Fr. Norbert Adelman, C.PP.S., died on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio. Fr. Adelman, who was 94, had been in failing health. He was born on February 2, 1922, in Peru, Ohio, to George and Bertha (Schlachter) Adelman....
Holy Thursday Reflection
Jesus was sending his disciples a clear message that the life of a Christian is a life of service. “For one last time, Jesus turns human perception upside down and does the unexpected. He shows them that selfless giving is the human condition at its best. He isn’t...
Eucharistic Adoration at St. Charles
The community at St. Charles Center in Carthagena, Ohio, is participating in the Jubilee Year of Mercy by celebrating a monthly day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. During the first Wednesday of each month, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the morning...