WWP Connect Coffee Mar. 19th at 7 pm
WWP Connect Coffee Talk: Reaching Your Child’s Heart Join us Thursday, March 19th at 7 PM in Guadalupe Hall Mothers today are overwhelmed with expectations. Guilt abounds. We listen to our culture...
View ArticleThink God! – Opening the Word – Lent
Think God! Opening the Word – Lent Opening the Word is a program on Formed.org offering prayer and insights for the Sunday Readings. Beginning Thursday, February 27th, 2020 at 9:15 AM in Guadalupe...
View Article2nd Greatest Story Ever Told
Divine Mercy In The Second Greatest Story Ever Told The captivating series recounts how God is communicating His mercy in our day and age through the lives of saints, apparitions, and historical events...
View ArticleChrist in the Passover Seder
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View ArticlePastor’s Message March 1st, 2020
In his writings, Saint Paul reminds us that “we are ambassadors for Christ” (II Cor. 5:20). To be an ambassador is to stand in the place of another, to represent another person. From the very beginning...
View ArticlePastor’s Message March 8th, 2020
On the 2nd Sunday of Lent, the Church presents the story of Our Lord’s Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor. As the Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated officially in the Church’s calendar on August 6,...
View ArticlePastor’s Message March 15th, 2020
In these times in which we live, when we have high expectations of ourselves or others, we can easily become frustrated when things don’t seem to go our way. One of the reasons we do is because we feel...
View ArticlePastor’s Message March 22, 2020
It’s been a very trying week at the parish, in our diocese, in our state, our country and our world. COVID-19 has entered into our world and has promised to make a mess of things, just as Satan tries...
View ArticlePastor’s Message March 29th, 2020
I miss you! It’s surely a different experience offering Mass in the presence of my brother priests, two religious Sisters and one or two others who serve the liturgy or help in the daily production of...
View ArticlePastor’s Message April 5th, 2020
With the celebration of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we enter into the holiest week of the entire liturgical year. It’s known as Holy Week, for these are the high holy days of our Catholic...
View ArticlePastor’s Message April 12th, 2020
On Friday evening, March 27th, His Holiness, Pope Francis presided (virtually alone, though it was broadcast to a worldwide audience via satellite), over a prayer service in the vast, empty St....
View ArticlePastor’s Message April 19th, 2020
“And the beat goes on….” It’s very frustrating for all of us when it comes to Sunday worship when we cannot be worshipping together in church. At least we, as priests, can celebrate the Sacred...
View ArticlePastor’s Message April 26th, 2020
Several priest-friends have been telling me of their parishioners asking, “Where is God in this coronavirus pandemic? Does God punish people for their sins?” Some have suggested that the coronavirus...
View ArticlePastor’s Message May 3rd, 2020
As it has everywhere else in our country and our world, the coronavirus has had quite an impact on life here at SVF. What I find particularly discouraging is not seeing the familiar faces at Mass when...
View ArticlePastor’s Message May 10th, 2020
How can I sufficiently thank you for the many prayers and good wishes you have been sending me during this time of my illness? Let me assure you of my deepest gratitude for your kindness and...
View ArticleCaring Cards for Seniors
While physical isolation of certain populations is important for public health during this time, we can all support the elderly in our area by helping them feel less alone and more connected… The SVF...
View ArticlePastor’s Message May 17th, 2020
This is one of the more difficult articles in a long time that I’ve had to write, for, as our Bishop has told us in his most recent letter, “these days of the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus...
View ArticlePastor’s Message May 24th, 2020
As we reopen our churches for the celebration of the Mass and Sacraments with the People of God present and actively participating, we recognize that we cannot eliminate the very possible risk of...
View ArticlePastor’s Message May 31st, 2020
As Florida State Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, I take pride in the recent announcement from the Vatican that Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Michael...
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