After an extended time with summer-like weather, I hope you are enjoying the cooler days of fall.  As you have surely already noticed in the stores, Christmas preparation has begun.  We have several parish initiatives that will allow you to give to those in need as you celebrate God’s great gift of his son, Jesus.  For those of you not familiar with them or who would benefit from a little refresher, allow me to explain each of these excellent programs: Adopt-a-Family, Christmas Food Basket and the Mercy Hospice Giving Tree.

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“I did not come to be served but to serve,” we hear Jesus declare after two of his disciples, James and John, asked to be seated at his right and his left when he established his kingdom.  It sounds as if even his closest followers did not understand the Gospel that Jesus had come to proclaim – or, at least, they were unwilling to accept it.  Like the Jewish leaders whom we hear Malachi condemn in today’s first reading and Jesus condemn in our Gospel, they were more interested in […]

Eleven Archdiocesan Priests serve as Missionaries of Mercy for the Church of Philadelphia

Today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that Pope Francis has appointed 10 new Missionaries of Mercy for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  In total, the Holy Father has commissioned 11 missionaries for our local Church as a visible expression of the mercy of God, which is at the heart of the priesthood and all of Catholic life.

Reverend Monsignor George A. Majoros, Pastor of the partnering parishes of Sacred Heart Church in Clifton Heights and Saint Charles […]