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Love your brothers and sisters – invite them to church on September 12th

Posted by Deacon Jim on Jul 20, 2010 in Christian Witness, Events, PNCC

National “Back To Church Sunday,” slated for September 12th, which is also the Solemnity of Brotherly Love in the Polish National Catholic Church. What a great way to put our brotherly love into action, by inviting those we know, people who once attended church – but who don’t anymore, and the “unchurched” and “dechurched” on [...]

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Speak simply and with clarity

Posted by Deacon Jim on Jul 16, 2010 in Christian Witness, PNCC

“Be always ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you but with respect and gentleness” (1 Peter 3:15) From friends at the Captura Group: Lost in (Machine) Translation Last March, I shared a theory of mine that most Hispanics expect Spanish language websites to be poor quality and, as a result, [...]

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Science challenges “received wisdom” on Christianity

Posted by Deacon Jim on Jul 15, 2010 in Christian Witness

From Christian Newswire: What is Really Happening in the Church — A Sociologist Shatters Myths from the Secular and Christian Media You’ve probably heard the many negative media reports about the evangelical church, such as: Christian young people are leaving the Christian faith in record numbers The divorce rate among Christians is as high as [...]

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Another tribute to Ś.P. Walter Lasinski

Posted by Deacon Jim on Jun 21, 2010 in PNCC

From Fr. Randy Calvo of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in South Deerfield, MA: A Free Church On May 27th a friend of mine and a dedicated historian of our church denomination passed away. His name was Walter Lasinski. He had visited our parish here in South Deerfield on several occasions over the years, always [...]

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A student discusses faith in college

Posted by Deacon Jim on Jun 11, 2010 in Christian Witness, PNCC, Perspective

From the GW Hatchet: Andrew Pazdon on Being Catholic in college A former PNCC member talks about his experiences and his faith journey. I wish him well and support his effort at understanding his faith. Of course I do not appreciate his uninformed view of the Church in which he was raised. His limited comments [...]

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From Today’s Holy Mass of Chrism

Posted by Deacon Jim on Mar 31, 2010 in PNCC

Today, I attended our Clergy Conference for the Central Diocese, and was invited by my Bishop to assist at the Holy Mass of Chrism. This Holy Mass is concelebrated with all the Priests of the Diocese signifying the unity of the Holy Priesthood.

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PNCC members – Planning a Wedding?

Posted by Deacon Jim on Feb 15, 2010 in Christian Witness, PNCC, Perspective

If you are planning a wedding there are certain cautions you should take as a member of the PNCC. If your intended is a member of the R.C. Church, and you plan to marry in the PNCC, your intended may face difficulties with their pastor or bishop. The core problem is that the R.C. Church [...]

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2010 – the year ahead

Posted by Deacon Jim on Jan 4, 2010 in Everything Else, Perspective, Poetry, Poland - Polish - Polonia

Dearest readers, I have several blogging projects I am going to work with in 2010. I will likely not be doing a regular series on anything. The 2009 poetry project was a massive undertaking and frankly, was a bit too much. I’ve learned a lot in the process, but I need to take a break [...]

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Talking about the rules

Posted by Deacon Jim on Dec 27, 2009 in PNCC, Perspective

…to fellow commentors at the Buffalo News in relation to their story: Anglican church considers Catholic transition: West Seneca congregation interested in pope’s overtures They worship in a former Catholic sanctuary, led by a former Catholic priest. And if any congregation in Western New York were to take up Pope Benedict XVI’s recent landmark overture [...]

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To pray together in unity

Posted by Deacon Jim on Nov 24, 2009 in Christian Witness, PNCC, Perspective

Let all things now living unite in thanksgiving. To God in the highest, hosanna and praise! … From NorthJersey.com: A unified call to help the needy PASSAIC — Clergy from the city’s various churches gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate unity in a city rich in diversity. The 28th Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service was held at [...]

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