From Communist to Priest
A Greek Catholic priest, Fr. Yurko Kolasa, reflects on his journey from communism to a vocation as a married man and a priest. He speaks of the martyrs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, his personal journey, his marriage, vocation, pastoral work, and a program he developed to support married life. From ZENIT: From Communism [...]
June Is Sacred Vocations Month
Each year during the month of June, the PNCC observes Sacred Vocations month. During this month, the Church reminds all of her faithful of the urgent need to pray for the gift of vocations to the Holy Orders. The Church asks all of us to offer special prayers to bless our Church with new vocations. [...]
Religion and the Labor movement – not living up to the standard
Two cases, highlighted below, where individuals, institutions, and a whole diocese have fallen short of the Church’s teaching on Labor. From IWJ: Healthcare workers in Michigan–and across the country–need our support! In his recent Encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI repeatedly speaks of the “grave dangers for the rights of workers” that today imperil [...]
Welcome home Fr. Walczak
From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: [Rev] Melvin Walczak rejoins St. Casimir IRONDEQUOIT — A priest who made headlines as the first married priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester has returned to the church of his first ministry, St. Casimir Polish National Catholic Church on Simpson Road. Along the way, the Rev. Melvin [...]
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary Second Annual 3K walk
From friend, Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian, Director of Youth and Vocations for the Armenian Apostolic Church in the United States: The St. Nersess Armenian Seminary Second Annual 3K walk is just a few weeks away. The walk will take place on Sunday, April 11th following Badarak at 10am, a light lunch at noon, and the 3k [...]
Sto Lat ks. sr. Banas!
The Very Rev. Fryderyk Banas of Holy Cross PNCC in Ware, Massachusetts is celebrating his 80th birthday today. Sto Lat Father Senior! May God grant you many more years of devoted service in the PNCC!
Ś + P Sister Ludwika Sofja Andrzejewska
From the Albany Times Union: A life of giving comes to an end (or really has not ended, has just changed) She was known as Sister Andy, a tiny former cloistered nun with a big heart for helping others GUILDERLAND– Sister Ludwika Sofja Andrzejewska was so tiny, her feet never touched the ground when she [...]
A personal note of thanks
Last Sunday, the Solemnity of the Christian Family, marked one year since I began my active ministry at Holy Name of Jesus parish in Schenectady, NY. Of course thanks are in order, but in a way I am uncomfortable making this list because everyone should come first. Needless to say I will start with the [...]
Two kinds of people who know better than the Holy Church
From BreakingNews: Supreme Court ruling loosens Catholic diocese hold on priest sex abuse papers The first kind are those that make themselves greater than the Church, substituting private judgment and corporate fear for faithful duty consistent with Scripture and Tradition. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut, saying that [...]
New Ordinary for the Western Diocese leaves Stratford, Connecticut
From the Connecticut Post: Kopka leaving Stratford parish to head West Kopka Named Diocean Bishop of the Western Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church in Chicago, covering eight states STRATFORD — Bishop Anthony Kopka and many of his parishioners at St. Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church still recall his first sermon on Father’s Day [...]
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