I had the privilege of leading a pilgrimage of 53 people to the Holy Land a few weeks ago. 53 people comprised the pilgrimage, only three from Saint John’s. The rest were mostly Holy Redeemer parishioners and friends. Visiting the […]
The Creeds are considered the official teaching of the Catholic Church. Indeed, all Christians recognize the authority of the Creeds. The Creeds are a reliable summary of Biblical teaching. In the Creeds–the Nicene Creed which we recite at Sunday Mass […]
Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London, where his parents were working. Just a few months later, his parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, moved to Milan. As a teenager, Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia. He offered his […]
The feast of Saint Francis of Assisi is October 4. Francis was born in the late 1100s to a rich merchant family in Assisi, Italy. He was a likable and lively young man, given over to grandiose dreams. He wanted […]
September 23 is the feast of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio. Padre Pio was a Capuchin priest who is famous because his body was marked by the wounds of Christ. Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast […]
The Bishops of the United States are concerned that many Catholics do not understand Catholic teaching about the Holy Eucharist and do not appreciate the significance of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. We Catholics believe that the […]
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is initiating a major change in the way it will train its future priests. For many years, Saint Charles Seminary has been a massive presence in Wynnewood and hundreds of priests have been trained there. However, […]
Saint John Church is known for its young adult ministry, Jack’s Yacs (Saint John’s Young Adult Community). When I arrived as pastor in September,2022, young adult outreach was defunct. It disappeared during the long Covid shut down and it had […]
Many people from many places have told me how they used to regularly come to Saint John Church to pray and to “make a visit” to the Blessed Sacrament or to light a candle at our Lourdes Shrine. People remember […]
Today’s Gospel is the most disturbing story about Jesus in the New Testament. A pagan woman, not a Jew, came to Jesus to beg for the healing of her daughter. Jesus responded with a seemingly rude response, “It is not […]