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Saint Joseph Parish in the Diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka serves the workers of a local tea plantation. Some of the population cannot travel to weekly worship due to distance. Instead, they worship at outstation chapels that are visited infrequently by a priest. During my 2016 visit to the diocese, I attended Mass at Saint Joseph s. After touring the facilities supported by the Propagation of the Faith, we set off into the mountainous tea estate to a tiny village. Our van stopped in an open field near a farmhouse. Father Bede, the pastor, assured me it was just a short walk to our destination. I ve learned on these trips that short is a relative term! After climbing down a steep, rocky path, we arrived at a clearing to find a one room school building where families had gathered. Father had sent word with the catechist that surprise visitors were coming! ....
Saint Joseph Parish in the Diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka serves the workers of a local tea plantation. Some of the population cannot travel to weekly worship due to distance. Instead, they worship at outstation chapels that are visited infrequently by a priest. During my 2016 visit to the diocese, I attended Mass at Saint Joseph s. After touring the facilities supported by the Propagation of the Faith, we set off into the mountainous tea estate to a tiny village. Our van stopped in an open field near a farmhouse. Father Bede, the pastor, assured me it was just a short walk to our destination. I ve learned on these trips that short is a relative term! After climbing down a steep, rocky path, we arrived at a clearing to find a one room school building where families had gathered. Father had sent word with the catechist that surprise visitors were coming! ....
By Msgr. Arthur E. Rodgers • Posted May 4, 2021 It has been over a year since the coronavirus has changed our lives drastically; however, when we reflect, we should consider the hope-filled definition of the word corona. In our Catholic faith, traditionally, the word corona refers to a crown – the Crown of Mary, who is always directing us through prayer to God. God is with us through all of our experiences, wherever we are, and whatever we do. We are never alone and we have everlasting hope. Every time we think of the virus – as we must do to protect ourselves and others – the name ....
April 20th is National Volunteer Day. We can think of no better group to honor than our own wonderful, dedicated people who give to the missions with their time and talent. Before our shutdown closed the Pastoral Center to outside visitors, we had a regular rotation of people who came to office to assist us with office tasks of all kinds. To say we miss them is an incredible understatement! Any time we run an event, whether it s a night at the movies or a World Mission Sunday Mass, another group of committed people show up to help keep everything running as smooth as possible. ....
Seventy years ago, on February 11th, then-Bishop Fulton J. Sheen made an announcement on his radio show, The Catholic Hour , that encouraged millions to pray in a new way for the missionary work of the Church. Because of Sheen s devotion to the Blessed Mother, he took a form of prayers that we re all familiar with the rosary and tweaked it, to make it a visible sign of prayerful support for the missions. By changing the colors of each decade to stand for one of the five populated continents where missionaries are accompanying people on their faith journeys, Sheen gave us a recognizable way to meditate on the missions, the people, and our own role in helping them achieve self-sufficiency. ....