by Steve Patti | Dec 9, 2018 | Pastor's Column
We sometimes receive questions about the clerical abuse scandal, and last week we received the following letter from our bishop (see page 3). Please also know that if you have any questions about safe environment policies here at St. Francis, or anything to do with...
by Steve Patti | Dec 2, 2018 | Pastor's Column
We begin the season of Advent this weekend, a time that is often overlooked amid the intense focus in our culture on Christmas and all the shopping that goes with it. Advent comes with images of darkness and light, with a looking forward to the birth of a small child...
by Steve Patti | Nov 25, 2018 | Pastor's Column
Thanksgiving greetings to all and welcome back to anyone who has been traveling over these past few days. This weekend is Christ the King, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, with Christ as “King” – Christ as the one who rules our hearts and our actions, against...
by Steve Patti | Nov 24, 2018 | Fr. Steve Patti
Hi all, It’s Saturday morning, cold and rainy here, a day to keep the blinds shut and some kind of light on, the rain steady outside and soaking the ground, and here and there colors of leaves on trees – bright reds and yellows – in a background of grey sky and steady...
by Steve Patti | Nov 18, 2018 | Pastor's Column
As I wrote about last week, you may recognize one of our former pastors, Fr. Dan Kenna, who is visiting with us this weekend as part of a process that our province is going through to evaluate our provincial ministries as we look ahead to our next provincial chapter...
by Steve Patti | Nov 11, 2018 | Pastor's Column
Next weekend, you may recognize one of our former St. Francis pastors who will be here visiting – Fr. Dan Kenna, who was pastor at St. Francis from 1996 until 2004. Dan is currently stationed at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York City and he will be here as...
by Steve Patti | Nov 4, 2018 | Pastor's Column
We have heard yet again the tragic news of a mass shooting, and last weekend the news was from the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Last Sunday evening, the Beth Meyer synagogue here in Raleigh hosted a Tree of Life Vigil. The synagogue, on that evening, was...
by Steve Patti | Oct 28, 2018 | Pastor's Column
It’s the week of Halloween, with dark night skies, and everything orange and black, and “fun-size” bags of M&Ms (not much fun to find 6 M&Ms in a bag!), and Fr. Jim Sabak’s annual Halloween extravaganza in the friary, with skeletons and skulls and coffins and...
by Steve Patti | Oct 24, 2018 | Fr. Steve Patti
Hi all, Some of you may know Richard Rohr, a Franciscan friar who writes about spirituality. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation (cac.org) which is based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and you can sign up to receive daily emails from the center. For...
by Steve Patti | Oct 21, 2018 | Pastor's Column
In this month that we celebrate our patron saint Francis of Assisi, the following is a bold statement from the six provincial ministers of the U.S. Franciscan provinces. As you read it, you may agree with it, or you may disagree with it, but its words move beyond any...
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