I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit Reflection on where we are One-hundred and twelve years. More than a century has passed since the founding of our Holy Polish National Catholic Church. It is fitting then that the Holy Church gives...

From CathNews: Polish priests want to marry Most Polish priests favour an end to celibacy and twelve percent say they are already in a relationship with a woman, a survey has found. The research has dealt a blow to the country’s reputation as a champion of traditional Catholic values, the UK T...

First reading: Genesis 9:8-15 Psalm: Ps 25:4-9 Epistle: 1 Peter 3:18-22 Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 “See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after youâ€�
 Deals, agreements, contracts…the history of the Old Testament is marked by a series of these covenants. In tu...

First reading: Hosea 2:16-17,21-22 Psalm: Ps 103:1-4,8,10,12-13 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 Gospel: Mark 2:18-22 “No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.� The...

3:02am Posted a tweet on Twitter. New blog post: Daily Digest for 2009-02-16 http://tinyurl.com/d7mb7g 3:02am Updated status on Facebook. Deacon Jim New blog post: Daily Digest for 2009-02-16 http://tinyurl.com/d7mb7g. 9:20am Scrobbled 19 songs on Last.fm. (Show Details) Eliane Elias - So Nice (Samb...

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It has come to my attention that some of the members of the former parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Brant, New York, are considering purchasing the parish property and re-opening as a parish of the Polish National Catholic Church. As Bishop of Buffalo and in m...

Born: April 1, 1866, in the village of Å»arki, six miles from Kraków, Poland. Studies at St. Anne’s Gimnazjum (Kraków, Poland), the JageÅ‚Å‚ionian University (Kraków, Poland), and St. Vincent’s Archabbey (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) Ordained to the Holy Priesthood: August 19, 1893, in St. ...

3:03am Posted a tweet on Twitter. New blog post: Daily Digest for 2009-02-14 http://tinyurl.com/dkbtdm 3:03am Updated status on Facebook. Deacon Jim New blog post: Daily Digest for 2009-02-14 http://tinyurl.com/dkbtdm. 4:53pm Posted a tweet on Twitter. New blog post: This is CYO ball? http://tinyurl...

It is I, I, who wipe out, for my own sake, your offenses; your sins I remember no more. God grants forgiveness Let’s face it, we love miracles. When we hear of a healing, of an event that is, for all practical purposes, so unlikely, we immediately think: Miracle! The Gospel texts are replete with ...

My son plays CYO basketball sponsored by the local Roman Catholic parish. For those who don’t know, CYO stands for the (Roman) Catholic Youth Organization. Here’s the annoying part. For the two years he has played I have never, not once, seen the parish pastor. There has never been a pre...