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March 1, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/06/15
It is Lent and it is now March. Starting on March 7 & 8 we will begin our second collections for the Food Shelf. As long as there is not another second collection, we will have a second collection during March for the Food Shelf. Please be generous to ... Read More »
February 22, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/20/15
Lent is here!!!!! And I know that for most of us, it just crept up on us. I know that I wasn’t exactly prepared for it this year. Well no matter if we are prepared for it or not, it is still here. I hope we have all figured ... Read More »
Februrary 15, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/20/15
The following is from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from ... Read More »
Februrary 8, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/20/15
This week I am headed to class in Chicago. Please pray to God for His blessings on the class. I will be there for spiritual direction training along with about 80 other priests from around the country. Each year, I will be attending three one week sessions. This is ... Read More »
February 1, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/30/15
Maybe we remember those commercials on TV about Klondike bars. The slogan was “What would you do for a Klondike bar?” It is amazing to me to think what we do for things that don’t last. Look at all the money spent just for a thirty second commercial during ... Read More »
January 25, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/30/15
This week, Bishop Paul Sirba forwarded a letter he received from Bishop Francis Kalabat who is the Chaldean Bishop of St. Thomas in the United States. He is asking for our prayers for Christians who are suffering in the Middle East, especially in Iraq and Syria. In the letter ... Read More »
January 18, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/30/15
We’re back in ordinary time in the church. But can we really just call it ordinary? I mean, is it normal time? Since Jesus has come into the world, since He has entered into time, there is nothing ordinary about it. All time since He has come is redeemed ... Read More »
January 11, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/19/15
Last year, we had our first parish mission in years. It went really well and was a blessing for our parishes. So we are going to have another one coming up this year.Brendan Case, a married lay evangelist, will be coming to do a parish mission for our three parishes. He is ... Read More »
January 4, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/07/15
Another year has come and gone! And a new year is here. Every year we come to this new year, and we make resolutions. How did we do on last years resolutions? I imagine if you are like me, the resolutions could probably be the same ones that we ... Read More »
December 28, 2014
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/07/15
Merry Christmas!!! Now we can celebrate His birth. When the rest of society is tired of Christmas, now is when we should be excited for Christmas!!!! Why, because we have waited until Christmas to celebrate His birth, that is why. This is why we don’t want to celebrate it ... Read More »