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Dear Parishioners, I want to thank Fr. Morris, Fr. Marini and all who took such wonderful care of the Parish during my recent vacation. In fact, Fr. Morris claims I should stay away far more, in that only one person died while I was away - far below the normal number! For me to return and see all the marvelous things going on in St. Robert’s Parish is a great reminder that a Parish is not buildings and is not the Pastor alone; it is all those who have been baptized into Christ and are willing to share of their time, talents and treasures in order to serve God and neighbor. The press recently played up the statements of a few bishops that the Church should reinstate the old practice of not eating meat on Friday as a form of penance. To me to give up meat or not is not the point - some people love fish and can spend far more on it than they would on a good stew - the real point is that we all need to do penance in our lives. How we do it should be a personal choice. On a constructive note, the Bishops’ Committee on Marriage and Family recently produced an excellent paper - ALL OUR CHILDREN - A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children. If anyone in the Parish is interested in having a copy of this most compassionate document on the relationship between homosexuals, their parents and their Church, please contact me - 589-2800. Sincerely, |
