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Posted on December 14, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
December 14, 2021 The Nov. Dec. Joyful Noiseletter offers this insight on p. 1: “With the angel’s greeting to Mary-‘kaire’ in Greek, which means ‘be joyful’–the New Testament begins. The first words of the New Testament are ‘be joyful,’ ‘be happy.’ Joy is the…
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Posted on November 19, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
November 19, 2021 As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving on Nov. 25, let us remember the way each of us is a pilgrim. The Pilgrims who celebrated that first Thanksgiving in 1621were carrying a long tradition of the word “pilgrim.” We are each part…
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Posted on October 11, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
October 11, 2021 On Saturday, Oct. 9, Pope Francis opened the Synod on Synodality, with an important, 3 1/2 page instruction, click below. Every diocese is supposed to have a synod around Oct.17 of this year through April of 2022, to prepare for the…
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Posted on September 19, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
September 24, 2021 We lost two Oblates this past week, Fr. Jim Deegan, O.M.I., who died in MN from covid complications on Sept. 20 at age 77, and Fr. Terry O’Connell, O.M.I., whodied in MA from stroke effects, Sept. 23, at age 71. Your…
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Posted on September 19, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
September 9, 2021 The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress is now taking place in Budapest, Hungary. Pope Francis will travel there for the concluding Mass on Sept. 12 and then stay in Central Europe for a few days. Older Christians can remember when the Soviet…
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Posted on July 9, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
July 9, 2021 Please note that I am moving on July 16 from our retirement residence in Tewksbury, MA, to being Senior Priest, St. Mary’s Church, 94 Andover Street, Georgetown, MA 01833. My e-mail remains the same but the land line will be (978)…
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Posted on June 28, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
June 28, 2021 This is the link to open the actual June Encounter newsletter click here. You will find, I think, both articles, the one explaining more about Holy Trinity. The link is worth clicking on because it includes the Church of Washington, DC’s…
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Posted on May 10, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
May 10, 2021 The Oblate pastor of neighboring St. William’s Church, Tewksbury, MA, had this story in his bulletin for May 9, Mother’s Day: A mother and a father, who had been married to one another for 45 years, were living in California. They…
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Posted on April 27, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
April 27, 2021 Many thanks for your prayers for our superior general, Fr. Louie Lougen, O.M.I. Thanks be to God, he has recovered from his diverticulitis operation and returns to our headquarters in Rome on May 2. He has been a breath of fresh…
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Posted on March 4, 2021 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
March 25, 2021 Our Oblate superior general, Father Louie Lougen, originally from Buffalo, NY, has been in the room next to me here in Tewksbury since October as he prepares for a very extensive diverticulitis operation on March 30. He wrote an inspiring article…
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