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Pastor’s Letter: August 7, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: August 7, 2022

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The August 7 bulletin is now available online.  Dear friend, Happy Feast Day of St. Philomena! The Church celebrates her feast on August 11. The body of St. Philomena was discovered on May 24, 1802 in the Catacombs in Rome. The tomb was marked with the words PAX TECUM FILUMENA, “Peace be to you, Philomena.” You can see the Latin...

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: May 8

Pastor’s Letter: May 8

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The May 8 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, On this second Sunday in May we have already reached the 4th Sunday in Easter. The fifty days in the Easter Season give us an extended time to reflect on all the many Old and New Testament themes that come to fulfillment in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Resurrection proves...