Tag: New Testament

Pastor’s Letter: July 17

Pastor’s Letter: July 17

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Dear friend, This week I was with the Junior Clergy of the Diocese of Peoria at the Sacre-Coeur Retreat Center in Henry, Illinois. The Junior Clergy are the Peoria priests ordained ten years or less. I help run a retreat for them each summer and organize some ongoing formation/education. Fr. Brett Brannen was the retreat director this week. He is...

Pastor’s Letter: July 3, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: July 3, 2022

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The July 3 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, On this Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we read one of Jesus’ call to ministry. The sending out of the Apostles to evangelize marked the beginning of Christian ministry. In Church governance, we look at the Apostles as the first Bishops of the Church. Each Bishop has the responsibility to hand...

Pastor’s Letter: May 15

Pastor’s Letter: May 15

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The May 15 bulletin is now available online. Dear friend, In the midst of our celebration of the miracle of Easter, the Church also reflections on the early Church. During most of the Easter Season, we read from the Acts of the Apostles, the Book of Revelation, and the Gospel of John. It was the proof of life after death...