Church closing coverage
From WNEP: 91-Year-Old Church Closes in Shenandoah
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Holy Ghost Parish to Close
From the Republican Herald: Shenandoah PNCC to close doors SHENANDOAH – Before a crowd of less than 20 on hand for Mass Sunday morning at Holy Ghost Polish National Catholic Church, the pastor announced it would be the last Mass at the 91-year-old 28 N. Chestnut St. house of worship. “As you know, nobody is
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Presentation of the Lord – “A†– February 2, 2014
The meeting. What picture of those two words conjure up in our minds? Perhaps one of those meetings that drag on and seem to have no intention of ever coming to an end. On the other hand, they may suggest and altogether different kind of get-together, like the gathering of family and friends. Or again
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – “A†– January 26, 2014
Today’s Gospel story teaches us how simple the whole notion of a vocation is. Jesus approaches the people He wants to be His followers, asks them a question, and their response is immediately to leave everything and follow Him. He meets them where they are, in their everyday lives, in the workplace, and puts the
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – “A†– January 19, 2014
Just as Jesus begins His public life in the presence of the Holy Spirit, so He will end it in an outpouring of that same Holy Spirit on His disciples. The challenge for us is how we too receive that gift with open hearts and what we do with it in our lives. We have
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Baptism of our Lord – “A†– January 12, 2014
Today’s Gospel takes place years later, when Jesus arrived at the River Jordan where His cousin John practised a baptism of repentance and foretold the coming of the Messiah. How well did Jesus and John know each other? They probably knew the stories surrounding each other’s birth, but just as every human life is an
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Solemnity – Holy Family – “A†– January 5, 2014
In writing to the people of Colossae, St. Paul gives a very impressive list of virtues, and he talks about them as if they were the clothes that we wear in everyday life. Every day we have to put these clothes on – compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience. Do you wear these clothes every day?
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Solemnity – Humble Shepherds – “A†– December 29, 2013
Most people in America are familiar with this passage, even though they rarely crack open a Bible. Let’s start looking at the most obvious feature of the story. Who does God announce the birth of His Son to? Who does He invite to come and see the new Baby? A collection of sheep herders! There
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Christmas Day – December 25, 2013
When we meet together on Christmas Day for this great solemnity it can seem quite noisy, or at least there may be plenty of talking, music and singing. Just imagine sitting in church and never uttering or hearing a word – there would be only silence. But the Lord, the God of Israel, is a
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Christmas Eve Mass of the Shepherds – “A†– December 24/25, 2013
Tonight the Gospel presents us with the family: Mary, Joseph and their newborn child, Jesus. And we are told that this scene is a sign which the shepherds guarding their flocks at night must seek out. The angels tell them that in that child they will find a Savior: “A Savior has been born to
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