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19 Mar 2019

Discerning God’s Plan, Bit By Bit

March 19, 2019

March 15-17, 2019, Fr. Bernie Palka, SA, Sr. Lucinda Patterson, SA, Bro. Paolo Nicosia, SA, and Paul Krenzelok, Director of Discernment Ministry led a “discernment” retreat weekend for 10 diverse and vibrant young adults. The purpose was to help these young adults answer the question, “What is God’s plan for my life?” Although no one by the end of the weekend “figured out” God’s plan—which wasn’t the purpose—these young adults did come away with tools to understand God’s plan bit by bit.

17 Mar 2019

Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday in Lent

March 17, 2019

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Fr. Bob's Weekly Reflections

There was a young boy named Rocky Dennis. You may have heard about him, his life was once loosely depicted in the film, Mask. Rocky had a rare disease that caused his skull and bones in his face to grow larger than they should. His face was misshapen and disfigured, and people would avoid him.

17 Mar 2019

Second Week of Lent – God’s Plans for Us

March 17, 2019

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Lent Reflections

During Lent, if we forget everything else in our relationship with God, we need to remember that we are called into an unbreakable covenant with the Divine.

10 Mar 2019

Fr. Bob’s Homily – First Sunday in Lent

March 10, 2019

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Fr. Bob's Weekly Reflections

For many of us, Lent is the season of gloom and giving up, of ashes and lashes. When it is gray outside, and purple inside. When we feel guilty about not feeling guilty.

10 Mar 2019

First Week of Lent – What is Lent all about?

March 10, 2019

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Lent Reflections

Only love makes Christ believable. Only love makes sense out of Lent, out of the passion and death of Christ.

6 Mar 2019

Stained Glass Windows Honor Our Lady of the Atonement

March 6, 2019

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News

This year marks the 100th anniversary that the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement have been honoring the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of the Atonement. To honor her and help others come into her mercy through prayer, a new stained glass window at St. Joseph the Worker parish in Richmond, British Columbia, has been installed.

6 Mar 2019

Lenten Reflection for Ash Wednesday

March 6, 2019

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Lent Reflections

A Special Prayer for the Lenten Season

6 Mar 2019

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2019

March 6, 2019

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Lent Reflections

Each year, through Mother Church, God “gives us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart renewed… as we recall the great events that gave us new life in Christ” (Preface of Lent I).

3 Mar 2019

Fr. Bob’s Homily – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

March 3, 2019

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Fr. Bob's Weekly Reflections

The words a person chooses to speak are a window through which to see and know their heart. According to statisticians, the average man speaks about 25,000 words a day, and the average woman 30,000. From the first “good morning” to the last “good night,” each engages in approximately 30 conversations a day. So given these figures, the average person spends about 15 years, or about one-fifth, of his or her life talking.

27 Feb 2019

Br. Paolo Attends U.N. Meeting On Human Rights

February 27, 2019

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News

This past January 29, Br. Paolo Nicosia, SA, represented the Atonement Friars, as well as the Franciscan International, at two meetings at the United Nations. These events looked at issues concerned with the protection of human life - specifically at human rights and injustices in prison systems.

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