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Finding Meaning in Each Day
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Going to school on Saturdays – We made it work!
Read more: Going to school on Saturdays – We made it work!Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn It was an unusual system of education, but we had to deal with it if we wanted to attend. Cathedral Prep Seminary in Brooklyn was the “minor seminary” as it was called since it’s inception in 1914. It was known as a “day hop” seminary. We went there […]
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Summers in Mastic Beach – An unforgettable time!
Read more: Summers in Mastic Beach – An unforgettable time!The Chappetto brothers in front of their Mastic Beach bungalow in 1960: front, Richie, left, and Tom; back, Raymond, left, Charlie and Lou. It all began on Memorial Day in the year 1950 when my parents put down a deposit of $50 on a beautiful bungalow in Mastic Beach. It seemed like an enormous […]
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Confirmation Experiences – Our Hope for the Future!
Read more: Confirmation Experiences – Our Hope for the Future!Confirmation at Saint Luke RC Church in Whitestone, May 16, 2023 These days, we Bishops (in Brooklyn) average around 10-12 celebrations of Confirmation in the Spring season, and 4-6 Confirmations in the Fall season. For the past 12 years, since my Ordination as a Bishop in 2012, one of the most joyful experiences I […]
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My Prayer List – it keeps growing!
Read more: My Prayer List – it keeps growing!It happens very frequently. Sometimes before Mass but most often after Mass. People approach me with prayer requests – mostly for their family members who are seriously ill, undergoing surgery, or awaiting a diagnosis after a test. I’m humbled that they ask me to do this for them. I always ask for the first […]
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