Pastor’s Letter: May 10, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings to you all and Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, and other special women who help us know the love of God! In his The Training of Children, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen wrote, “The mother to the child is the incarnation of gentleness, meekness, forgiveness, understanding…The mother reveals that other...
Bishop Tylka: Cause of Fulton Sheen Moving Toward Beatification
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“The Holy See has informed me that the Cause for the Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen can proceed to Beatification. The next step in the process is the celebration of the Beatification, in which Fulton Sheen would be declared Blessed. In the Catholic Church, beatification is the first major step to sainthood, granting a deceased person the...
Pastor’s Letter: December 21, 2025
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, A fruitful last few days of Advent and Blessed Christmas to you all! This past week our Men’s Club worked together to help get our Christmas trees and manger scene set up in the church—I am especially thankful to all those who were able to help, along with a couple other dedicated ladies who helped...
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