Pastor’s Letter 3.18.18

Pastor’s Letter 3.18.18

Dear Friends, What an incredible week we just finished! I am sure that those of you who had the opportunity to attend the Lenten Mission with ValLimar Jansen found your faith-life stimulated, challenged and filled with joy. Her powerful singing voice and acting...
Pastor’s Letter 3.11.18

Pastor’s Letter 3.11.18

Dear Friends, I hope you can join us for the Parish Lenten Mission being presented by ValLimar Jansen. I am sure you will not only learn, but you will have a chance to pray and to celebrate all that God is and does for you. And, it will be enjoyable. The enjoyable...
Pastor’s Letter 3.4.18

Pastor’s Letter 3.4.18

Dear Friends, Next weekend, St. Frances Cabrini Parish is having a Lenten Parish Mission!! Years ago, this type of event would have brought in Redemptorist, Dominican, or Jesuit preachers to speak each night at the parish for a week with the goal of challenging people...
Pastor’s Letter 2.25.18

Pastor’s Letter 2.25.18

Dear Friends, One of my addictions is reading. I cannot read one book at a time. I am always reading four or more at the same time. I blame this on college where we always took at least four courses at once and all of them had reading to be done. I just got into a...
Pastor’s Letter 2.18.18

Pastor’s Letter 2.18.18

Dear Friends, On Ash Wednesday morning at Mass, Pope Francis gave a challenging homily to his listeners. He recommended three words for the Lenten journey to help us return to God: “Pause a little, leave behind the unrest and commotion that fill the soul with bitter...
Pastor’s Letter 2.11.18

Pastor’s Letter 2.11.18

Dear Friends, Lent is a holy season in the church calendar, but I wonder if it isn’t awfully easy to miss the point of it. Pope Francis recently wrote a letter to the church about the season. In it, he reminds us to practice the basic Lenten disciplines of...