Tithing Our Blessings: Our parish tithe for June will go to support Maria House Ministries. Founded by the late – and saintly - Fr. Jim Peterson, Maria House provides life services to those struggling with addiction or past incarceration. This is a western Pennsylvania ministry led by a very compassionate and Christ-centered group of folks. As always, thank you for your support of our tithing program...
The Third Person of the Trinity: Scriptural descriptions of the Holy Spirit are vivid and evocative: wind, fire, and water welling up from within. As we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, we are reminded of our great need for the Spirit and his gifts. What are those gifts? Traditionally, they are listed as: Wisdom, Understanding, Fortitude, Counsel, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord...
To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, A Meaningful Weekend Ahead: The juxtaposition of Pentecost with Memorial Day means that next Saturday & Sunday, May 27 & 28 is a weekend filled with sentimental and religious meaning. That meaning will be supercharged with Eucharistic overtones here at the parish, as we host the relics of St. Manuel Gonzales Garcia and Blessed Carlo Acutis. And if all this wasn’t enough, two new priests will be ordained for our diocese at the weekend’s start. Whew! That’s a lot!
To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, A Mother’s Vocation: Can we ever even begin to put a value on the vocation of motherhood? I don’t think we can. Those women who have been blessed by the gift of motherhood have been given an ineffable and unimaginably wonderful gift. They are at the very heart of God’s eternal plan for the salvation of the human race...
To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, Easter Glory: The light of the Risen Christ shines so brightly that we celebrate the Easter Season for a full 50 days! The Paschal Candle – representing that light – burns next to the ambo (the lectern from which God’s word is proclaimed) from the Easter Vigil until Pentecost Sunday...