by Steve Patti | Mar 26, 2017 | Pastor's Column
Last Sunday at 3:15 in the afternoon I made a phone call to the diocese. All pastors of the Diocese of Raleigh were asked to call in to report on how they were doing on the 2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. As of last week our parish had reached 54% of our $511,000 goal,...
by Steve Patti | Mar 19, 2017 | Pastor's Column
We friars subscribe to “Give Us This Day” which is a monthly guide to the mass readings for the day, and which also includes reflections written by both religious and lay persons. A reflection written by Sr. Genevieve Glen in the March issue reads this way: “[Jesus]...
by Steve Patti | Mar 12, 2017 | Pastor's Column
Last week I received a note from Catholic Parish Outreach which reads this way: “Dear Fr. Steve, on behalf of the people we serve at Catholic Parish Outreach, we want to thank you and your parish for the generous donations during the St. Francis ‘Feed a Family’ food...
by Steve Patti | Mar 5, 2017 | Pastor's Column
An observation from this past week: driving along Route 95 near Richmond, VA and clearly visible from the highway, a large Confederate flag flutters in the breeze. The following day, at a prayer breakfast hosted by Passage Home in Southeast Raleigh, a gathering of...
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