Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
Miracles in May 2: St. Padre Pio
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Through May I have been sharing with you different miracles and miraculous events in our modern times. Today I don’t want to talk about a single specific miracle, but rather a man, to whom many mira...
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Miracles in May 1: Miracle of the Sun – Fatima, Portugal, 1917
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Continuing from last week’s column, I want to share with you about some different “miracles in our modern times.” Here, I will talk about the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, Portugal in October of...
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April 30 – Miracles for May
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Miracles are real! In the scientific world that we live in, many people tend to be skeptical about the existence of real, supernatural miracles. But they are real! Over the centuries, the Catholic Chu...
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St. Patrick, Hampton/St. Mary, Ackley – New Associate Pastor Announcement
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April 16, 2023 – Our new Associate Pastor – Fr. Jangill It has been officially announced, that we will be receiving a priest from Haiti who will come and live with me in our parishes. Fr. Jangill...
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Archbishop Michael Jackels Retiring
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Christ is Risen! Alleluia! He is Risen indeed! Alleluia! On this Easter Sunday, besides the Good News of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, I have some news to share with you all. Our Archbishop...
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Fr. Kevin’s Message April 2 – Holy Week
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This week is Holy Week, the highest week of the Liturgical Year. I know there are many things that make demand on our time, but I strongly encourage you to take some time to prayerfully enter into thi...
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March 26 – Holy Spirit at work in the Archdiocese
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March 26 – Holy Spirit at work in the Archdiocese A parish mission called “Holy Spirit: God’s Healing Fire” will be happening every evening starting tonight until March 28, in Bellevue, Ia. I ...
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March 19, 2023 – The Seven Penitential Psalms
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In there Book of Psalms in the Bible, there are Seven Psalms that have been considered as the traditional Penitential Psalms; that is where the psalmists recognize their sins, shortcomings, and fail...
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Why No-Meat Fridays During Lent?
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On Fridays during Lent, we abstain from meat. It’s one of those things that Catholics seem to beknown for (Friday night Fish Fry!). But, why?We abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent in commemorat...
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