Pastoral Team Articles

February 2018

Feb 28

Deacon Joe Badame's Farewell Message

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Scripture tell us: “There is a time for everything and a time for every affair under the heavens, a time to give birth, and a time…. to seek” (Ecclesiastes 1:6) and yes a time for one to take one’s departure. With the approval of both pastors, Fr. Hans Ruygt and the pastor of St. Charles...
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Feb 21

The Five Precepts of the Church...

The Five Precepts of the Church that Every Catholic Ought to Know and Practice From Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2040—2043 The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. These are the minimums in the spirit of prayer and moral effort. True faithfulness and...
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Feb 15

Why Lent?

Why Lent? Lent is recognized by millions of Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians who bring their own understanding and customs to it. The Eastern Orthodox Lent is longer than the Catholic or Protestant Lent, and it begins before Ash Wednesday. The word “Lent” comes from an older Middle English word for...
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Feb 7

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time...

The readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time deal with leprosy. Lv 13:1-2,44-46 The Book of Leviticus is basically the liturgical handbook for Israel’s priesthood. Our passage today deals with one form of leprosy: curable skin diseases (Not to be confused with what you and I think of as leprosy, officially known as Hansen’s...
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