by Steve Patti | Dec 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I was growing up in Burlington, MA, we went to St. Margaret’s Parish on Winn St., and every December I loved to see the Nativity scene set up just outside the entrance to the church. The scene was enclosed behind glass, and on those cold winter days, we would...
by Steve Patti | Dec 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
We have arrived at the Fourth Sunday of Advent and look ahead to the Nativity of the Lord in only a few days. The gospel reading this Sunday is from Luke, and it is the story of the Annunciation. I think this is one of the most beautiful passages in the bible. A...
by Steve Patti | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
This past week, in our liturgies much of the focus has been on Mary. On Monday we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and on Thursday night we had a vigil mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I remember the experience of the Guadalupe mass when I...
by Steve Patti | Dec 7, 2014 | Franciscan, Uncategorized
Welcome back to all who were away for Thanksgiving break last week! Things were quiet around here from Thursday on and there’s a whole different feel to things here when school is out and the office is closed for a few days. You can hear the hum of traffic on...
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