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by treefrogSeptember 17, 20180 Comments

Your gift to Project Advance has accomplished a great deal. You have made our community richer in faith and service. You have helped build our churches where we worship, our schools ...

By Dr. Eduardo A new School Year is about to start, so joy, expectations, goals and excitement is on the air. Installation Mass is a beautiful ceremony that speaks about the Church’s mission and vision. Archbishop ...

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by treefrogJuly 30, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Eduardo Quintero, CS I cordially greet you, dear parishioners. As you all know, we are starting a ministry at St Ann’s Parish. It is the richness of our charism, the experience of our Religious Congregation and Bishop Scalabrini’s vision that we eagerly want to share ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - 2. The Priest and Vocations

by treefrogJune 27, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen It is always hard to promote vocations in a diocese and a Vocation Director seems to be the “lone ranger” who would receive no supports from his brother priests. For this reason it is important to involve ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - The Church and Vocations - 1.5 Pastoral Formation

by treefrogJune 10, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen During the different breaks in a school year especially for theologian students, they can be placed in different parishes to be formed pastorally. “The parish should be given particular importance for it is a living cell of ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - The Church and Vocations - Intellectual Formation

by treefrogJune 4, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen More so than ever in this contemporary world, with the advancement of technology, the increase of modern spirituality, the growth of new age philosophy, the influence of sceptics, the prominent attitude of religious indifference, etc. force the ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - The Church and Vocations - Imitate Mary

by treefrogMay 26, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen It is important for the candidates to reserve a special place in their hearts for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Each in his own way through the tradition of the Church should develop the devotion to Our Mother. ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - The Church and Vocations - The Redemptive Sacrifice

by treefrogMay 18, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen The Redemptive Sacrifice The candidates also need to centralize his life on the Eucharist as the “Summit and the Source” and by participating in this Paschal Mystery that they can express the aspect of brotherly communion. They need to foster the ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - The Church and Vocations - Spiritual Formation

by treefrogMay 11, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen 1.3 Spiritual Formation Spiritual formation is about falling in love with Jesus. It is a developing of the relationship with each of the Person of the Blessed Trinity and from this source of love reaches out and dispenses ...

A focus on vocations to the priesthood - The Church and Vocations - The Initiative

by treefrogMay 7, 20180 Comments

By Fr. Hien Nguyen

The Church and Vocations

1.2 Human Formation-continued from last week

Human formation also includes the knowing that a human person is “a reality divided within itself and attracted to progressive and regressive opposites, (virtues and sin, love ...

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