Dinner with Father Leo

On January 26, we all enjoyed a wonderful meal and talk with the noted blogger, author and celebrity priest Fr. Leo Patalinghug. There were alost 200 women present for his talk and the dinner. It was a great opportunity to meet some new people in the parish.




It looks like Charlotte Gioffre and Shirley Clement will be treating us to a home cooked meal from Fr. Leo's popular cookbook sometime soon and Cecilia Cortes-Peck will be serenading us. What date should we reserve on our calendars???

A number of door prizes were awarded. Among other things, Father Dan generously regifted some of the many black socks he received for Christmas to a lucky recipient. Tony Esser headed up the kitchen and served up a wonderful meal with the help of many other men in the parish.

And as they say, "A wonderful time was had by all."

Posted by Sue Ballmann

Isn't It Strange???

I found this on the web site of St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Philadelphia, PA, the home parish of the famous Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo:

1. Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when
you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping?

2. Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at church, and how
short they seem when you're watching a good movie?

3. Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying,
but you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?

4. Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible,
but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel or Zane Grey book?

5. Isn't it strange how everyone wants front row tickets to concerts or games,
but they do whatever is possible to sit in the last row in church?

6. Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event for church 2-3 weeks
before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can
adjust it for other events at the last minute?

7. Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?

8. Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say, but we question the words in the Bible?

9. Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in Heaven, but they don't want to believe,do, or say anything to get there?

10. Isn't it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they are forwarded right away,
but when we are going to send messages about God, we think about it twice before
we share it with others?

Posted by Sue Ballmann