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Retrouvaille: Help for Troubled Marriages
Read more: Retrouvaille: Help for Troubled MarriagesA married couple who worships at St. Luke in Whitestone encouraged me to write about a program called Retrouvaille (pronounced RET-TRO-VI). It is a word that comes from the French language and is means “to return.” The program is Christian, Catholic in origin, but open to people of all faiths. Basically, it is geared to […]
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World Mission Sunday Homily Given at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY on October 19, 2025
Read more: World Mission Sunday Homily Given at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY on October 19, 2025Pope Leo XIV (fourteenth), our new Holy Father, recently said, “I saw first-hand how the faith, the prayer, and the generosity shown on World Mission Sunday can transform entire communities.” He also said that your prayers and your support will help spread the Gospel, provide for pastoral and catechetical programs, help to build new Churches, […]
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Jubilee Year of Hope Homily
Read more: Jubilee Year of Hope HomilySt. Gerard Majella Church, Hollis, New York, June 19, 2025 Given at St. Gerard Majella Church In Hollis, New York on June 19, 2025 The Catholic Church has officially inaugurated the Jubilee Year of Hope. This year is a special year of grace, pilgrimage, and spiritual renewal. A Jubilee Year, traditionally celebrated every 25 years, […]
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Homily for Saint Camillus Reunion Mass
Read more: Homily for Saint Camillus Reunion MassGiven on September 7, 2025, at St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach, NY*** Updated November 24, 2025 Today, I’m praying for all of you gathered here for the Saint Camillus Reunion Mass. Some of you still live in the area, but many of you have traveled from a distance to be here. Thank you to all […]
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