What Difference Does Prayer Make?

05-29-2022Pastor's LetterFr. John Bonavitacola

Dear Friends,

Does prayer change anything? That seems to be a question that some are asking in light of the awful massacre at the Supermarket in Buffalo. After such a diabolical mass shooting, many people said things such as, “we send our thoughts and prayers to the families.” Almost immediately, others declared that prayer is useless; after all, they reasoned, if prayer worked, the tragedy would never have occurred, especially in a place where people were praying. Fair enough.

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The End Of The Beginning

05-15-2022Pastor's LetterFr. John Bonavitacola

We stand at the turning point. After almost 50years of defending the sanctity of human life it looks like we are poised for a long-awaited victory with the overturning of Roe v Wade. Granted this will not end abortion but it will demonstrate the faulty logic of Roe and the power of changing hearts and minds, one at a time.

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What Is...?

05-08-2022Pastor's LetterFr. John Bonavitacola

Instead of Fr. John’s weekly letter, let’s play a little game! We’ll ask 25 Catholic trivia questions. If you get at least 18 of them right, bring your correct answers by Bernadette’s Brew after the 9:00am Mass and get a free cup of coffee! We will publish the answers on the last page of next week’s bulletin. Get ready…. Get set… Go!

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Where Have You Gone, Mrs. Robinson?

05-01-2022Pastor's LetterFr. John Bonavitacola

Dear Friends,

When I was young (er), I was Dustin Hoffman - or at least people thought I was. People would ask me if I was, and sometimes I would even give my autograph. Ironically, I also worked for a lady named Mrs. Robinson, strictly business relationship, of course. Actually, she was Jewish, but “Jesus loves you more than you will know.” I thought of this when I saw a rerun of the film “The Graduate” with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft.

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