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For the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival, St. Lawrence hosted a unique and unprecedented series featuring all the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of New York at five special Holy Hours to offer their personal reflections on their personal experience of the Eucharist and what it has meant in their lives.
Stay up to date on what’s going on at our Churches on the east side of Putnam County, NY, St. Lawrence O’Toole in Brewster, and Sacred Heart in Patterson.
Each Thursday, Fr. Gill offers some thoughts on the Gospel to be proclaimed on the coming Sunday so we can get to Mass with our hearts and souls prepared to hear the Holy Spirit speak to us.
Looking to go deeper in your prayer life? Listen to the homily from the Sunday Mass and meditate on the Word of God.
Read these mini-reflections by Lynda Holler, Director of Discipleship, then follow up with a Scripture passage and call to action suggestions.
Articles include event recaps with photo galleries and parishioners’ stories,
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Dust to Life
In Genesis we read, “God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the
Del Polvo a la Vida
En el Génesis leemos: “ Dios formó al hombre del polvo de la tierra, y sopló en sus narices el aliento de vida, y el
Wednesday Wisdom — Sense of Happiness
https://youtu.be/pniXF3Orzrg Fr Rich shares a big criticism of religion by Karl Marx’s is that it is the opioid of the people. Atheist criticize religion that
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Looking to go deeper in your prayer life? Listen to Fr Gill’s homily from the Sunday Mass and meditate on the Word of God.
May 17: Sunday Preview
This is the last Sunday in the Easter season. Jesus is at the Last Supper and he makes the famous Priestly Prayer. The Priestly Prayer
Pity the Fools
Sean Fitzgerald’s presentation on the Shroud of Turin, especially the part that discussed the Roman scourging, resurfaced the complicated emotions I have for the bullies
Compadece a los necios
La presentación de Sean Fitzgerald sobre la “Sábana Santa de Turín” en especial la parte que abordaba la brutal flagelación de parte de los romanos
Wednesday Wisdom — Over Protecting Our Kids
https://youtu.be/azY0w_sVxIA Fr. Rich states, he feels old. He says, 50 % of kids today are not allowed to go out in their yards unsupervised. Twelve
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Looking to go deeper in your prayer life? Listen to Fr Gill’s homily from the Sunday Mass and meditate on the Word of God.
Precious Moments
As with all mothers, I would expect that Mary’s memory of her child’s birth has to be one of her most precious. It was 2026
