Category: Pastor’s Weekly Letter

Pastor’s Letter: February 25, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: February 25, 2024

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Dear friend, Fr. Luke Spannagel will offer a Lenten Mission at St. Philomena. Fr. Luke lives in the St. Philomena Rectory and serves the Cathedral and downtown parishes. He is one of the National Eucharistic Preachers for the National Eucharistic Revival leading up to the Congress in Indianapolis this summer. In response to the Pew Study that showed doubt among...

Pastor’s Letter: February 18, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: February 18, 2024

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Dear friend, On this First Sunday of Lent we hear the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. After His Baptism, when the voice of the Father is heard identifying Jesus as the Son of God, Jesus enters the desert to pray. His forty days in the desert is a time of preparation for His ministry. Jesus spent the time...

Pastor’s Letter: February 11, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: February 11, 2024

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Dear friend, Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday and marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, the day holds a place of reverence on the Catholic Calendar. Ash Wednesday allows us to enter the Lenten Season spiritually seeking God’s love and forgiveness. So many cultural, religious, and church traditions have...