If Lent is about planting seeds of spiritual enrichment, then Immaculate Conception Parish in Melbourne Beach, Fla., created a whole garden. The pastor, Fr. Ben Berinti, C.PP.S., likes to invite the parish each year to participate in what he calls “a community alms...
An Easter message from our provincial director, Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. One of the things I miss about being a little kid is unalloyed feelings. For adults, our emotions are often mixed and therefore complicated. On Easter, we try to imagine what the disciples were...
By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. In the opening Gospel at the beginning of Mass today, the crowds cry out, “Hosanna!” In the reading of the Passion, they cry out “Crucify him!” The disciples join with the crowds on Palm Sunday as he arrives in Jerusalem. At the Last...
By Fr. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. We hear in today’s Gospel, “Jesus said to Nicodemus: ‘Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.’” There is a new Jesus movie out...
Lent is a special time of the year at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, Ohio. The shrine is sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. During Lent, in addition to having a confessor available for an hour before every Mass, the shrine offers...
