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WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – December 23rd – Fr. Thomas
In the December 1995 issue of Guideposts, Elizabeth King English tells of a very special Christmas that she once experienced. The year was 1949. She and her husband Herman owned an appliance store that sold a variety of items, including toys. That particular Christmas, they had practically sold out of their toys. Elizabeth had been […]
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – December 16th – Fr. Thomas
A ninety year old couple sat on their front porch one night. The old man was overcome with the romantic atmosphere of the evening and he said to his wife, who was hard of hearing, “I’m proud of you.” “Huh?” she said. “I’m tired of you too.” More often than not the more familiar we […]
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – December 9th – Fr. Thomas
Tomorrow, December 10th, is the anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton in 1968, one of the most popular spiritual writers of the 20th century. Merton was originally raised in France, and for a short time in England, where he was baptized as an Anglican, before moving to Long Island. Eventually he became a member […]
WEEKLY RECTOR’S MESSAGE – December 2nd – Fr. Thomas
Some years ago, I remember someone telling me that a race track was being built in Royal Palm Beach. WOW, I thought with excitement; until I learned that it was a gas station, not a thoroughbred racing venue. Moral of the story. . . what we hear and think is not always was is “reality.” […]