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Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin

March 23, 2025 – Four kinds of prayer (Pray more this Lent!)

March 23, 2025 – Four kinds of prayer (Pray more this Lent!)

Posted on March 20, 2025 by FHC
There are many different ways to pray, and different kinds of prayer.  I want to identify here four kinds of prayer. First, what we offer God 1) Thanksgiving/Blessing – This is thanking God for th... Read More
March 16 – Lectio Divina – How to Pray with Scripture

March 16 – Lectio Divina – How to Pray with Scripture

Posted on March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 by FHC
Last week I offered a number of Scripture passages to “pray with” over Lent as we “journey” to these different “Mountains of prayer.”  But how does one pray with Scripture? In our Catho... Read More
March 9, 2025 – On the Mountain with the Lord; Mountains of Prayer

March 9, 2025 – On the Mountain with the Lord; Mountains of Prayer

Posted on March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 by FHC
In the Bible, MOUNTAINS are common places of prayer and of encounter with the Lord.  In our Sunday readings over Lent, we will journey to a number of Mountains, starting with the Mount of Temptation ... Read More
March 2, 2025 – Pray More this Lent!

March 2, 2025 – Pray More this Lent!

Posted on February 27, 2025 by FHC
Lent is nearly upon us!  This week, Wed. March 5 begins Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten Season. Masses for Ash Wednesday will be as follows: 6:30pm – St. Patrick’s in Hampton (Bilingua... Read More
Feb. 23, 2025 – The Church on Immigration – Part 2: Teachings from the Bishops of the United States

Feb. 23, 2025 – The Church on Immigration – Part 2: Teachings from the Bishops of the United States

Posted on February 24, 2025 by FHC
To help us understand more fully the Church’s Teaching on Immigration, I drew upon an article by Barb Arland-Fye from the Davenport Diocese’s Paper, “The Catholic Messenger.”  Here is compile... Read More
Feb. 16, 2025 – The Church on Immigration – Part 1: Pope Francis’ Letter to the United States Bishops

Feb. 16, 2025 – The Church on Immigration – Part 1: Pope Francis’ Letter to the United States Bishops

Posted on February 24, 2025 by FHC
The following is from Pope Francis’ Letter written to the Bishops of the United States … Jesus Christ, loving everyone with a universal love, educates us in the permanent recognition of the dignit... Read More
Feb.  9, 2025 – St. Josephine Bakhita: from Slave to Saint

Feb. 9, 2025 – St. Josephine Bakhita: from Slave to Saint

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by FHC
n 1869 a young seven-year-old girl of Darfur, Sudan was seized by Arab slave traders and treated very harshly by her slave owners.  Due to the trauma of her abduction and harsh treatment, she could n... Read More
Feb. 2, 2025 – An inspiring story of Faith in Japan

Feb. 2, 2025 – An inspiring story of Faith in Japan

Posted on January 30, 2025 by FHC
On Feb. 6, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Paul Miki and Companions.  In the late 1500s the Catholic Faith in Nagasaki, Japan, had grown to as many as 300,000 Catholics.  However, Japan rulers tried... Read More
Jan. 26, 2025 – The Feast of the Presentation, “Candlemas”

Jan. 26, 2025 – The Feast of the Presentation, “Candlemas”

Posted on January 23, 2025 by FHC
Next Sunday, Feb. 2 is the Feast of the Presentation, that is when we commemorate the event of the child Jesus being brought to the Temple forty days after his birth, according to Old Testament Biblic... Read More
Jan. 19, 2025 – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan. 19, 2025 – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Posted on January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 by FHC
This week has been declared by the Catholic Church to be the official “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.”  This is always held the week from Jan. 18-Jan. 25, as Jan. 25 is when, in the Catholic... Read More
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