A Thanksgiving message from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. Jesus is the central figure in the New Testament, of course. But sometimes it is the people whom we might think of as the supporting cast in the Scriptures, people who often are not even...
By Fr. Angelo Anthony, C.PP.S. A wise woman who was walking in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met a traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked...
By Fr. Bill O’Donnell, C.PP.S. The popular song “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey was chosen by our staff at St. Augustine Parish in Cleveland as the theme of its Rainbow Camp held this summer. It began the last week of June with a five-day Bible study focused on...
By Fr. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. In Mark’s Gospel today, we hear Jesus speak to the pharisees and scribes, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile. From...
In June of 2008, after completing college and beginning a teaching career, I was asked, “Have you ever felt that you are being called to a religious life?” While there was something in my heart, it wasn’t clear what that might be. Was God really calling ME to follow...
