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. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. Today we begin advent. We joyfully await Jesus’ birth. This is also a time when we will hear about Jesus’ second coming. Jesus tells us today, “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties...
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...
September 21, 1944 – May 10, 2021 Fr. Ralph Verdi, C.PP.S., 76, died at 6:35 a.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio. He had been in failing health. Fr. Verdi was born on September 21, 1944, in New York to Ralph C. and...
By V. Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. On this Second Sunday of Lent, we encounter two rich and vivid scripture passages. In our first reading, we are confronted with the difficult story of the binding of Isaac. Our Gospel reading presents us with an almost fantastical...
