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May 24, 2025May 22, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 25, 2025

Philadelphia’s Center City District recently issued its 2025 report on the state of Center City. Saint John’s is a Center City ministry, so the situation of Center City is of vital interest to us. The report presents a positive picture […]

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May 17, 2025May 15, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 18, 2025

On January 5, 2025, Archbishop Perez issued an important pastoral letter, Trust and Hope. This is the Archbishop’s major pastoral initiative and in this letter he offers his vision for the Archdiocese. As faithful Catholics, we should read and understand […]

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May 10, 2025May 8, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2025

The deadline for each bulletin column is usually Wednesday. That means that we submit the bulletin for the coming weekend (May 10-11) on Wednesday, May 7, the day of the opening of the Conclave to elect our new Pope. It […]

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May 3, 2025May 3, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025

Pope Francis has designated 2025 as a jubilee year, a year of hope and forgiveness. I have spoken of the jubilee in this bulletin column and will say more of it later in the year. Archbishop Perez has issued an […]

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April 26, 2025April 24, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Second Sunday of Easter, April 27, 2025

If you have visited my office you have seen prominently displayed two photos of me with Pope Francis, one taken in 2018 and the other in August, 2024, just last year. Because I attended twice the Capuchin General Chapter, I […]

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April 22, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Earth Day 2025

Earth Day, 2025 I was in high school when I first heard of Earth Day, an annual commemoration about caring for the environment, for the earth which is our common home. It is held each year on April 22. We […]

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April 19, 2025April 17, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, April 20, 2025

When I was a boy, our family went to church late on Easter Sunday morning. I think we went to the Easter Vigil once, found out how long it was and never went again, at least not until I was […]

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April 12, 2025April 11, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, April 13, 2025

You may have noticed that the stained glass window broken by the burglar who took Mary’s golden crown has been repaired. I am still in regular contact with the police who are still working on solving the theft of the […]

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April 5, 2025April 3, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 6, 2025

As I write this bulletin column, I am in France, leading a pilgrimage of 44 mostly Holy Redeemer parishioners (and one Saint John’s parishioner) to holy places. The highlights of our journey will be for me the visits to Liseux, […]

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March 29, 2025March 27, 2025From The Pastor's Desk

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 30, 2025

Because we are conducting a capital campaign for repairs that are necessary for Saint John Church to remain open, I have had to explain why Saint John’s is worth supporting, why it is important that Saint John’s remains open. For […]

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