Fr. Harry Winter
Posted on August 25, 2026 by Chuck Michel
August 20, 2026 1. Fraternal Advice: “They were still saying Mass in Latin just before I became an altar server. I asked my older brother ‘How do you learn the Latin?’ He replied ‘No problem, kid. When you get up to the altar, you…
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Posted on July 23, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
July 23, 2026 Many evangelical and Pentecostal Churches stayed out of WCC, but in 1998, some of these Churches formed the Global Christian Forum. I am indebted to the Focolare Movement, founded by Chiara Lubich in the bomb shelters of northern Italy during World…
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Posted on June 30, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
June 30, 2026 1. Joy of Children: After a little boy attended his first wedding, his cousin asked him, “How many women can a man marry?” “Sixteen,” the boy replied. “How do you know that?” his cousin asked. “Easy,” the boy replied. “All you…
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Posted on May 27, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
May 27, 2026 1. Joy from Children (and Parents): The little league baseball coach had to have this conversation with one of his young players. “Do you understand what cooperation is? Do you understand what a team is?” The little boy nodded. “Do you…
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Posted on April 15, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
April 15, 2026 1. Easter Joy reflected in definitions by children. 1. An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys. 2. If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished. 3. Diplomacy: the art of letting someone have your way. (All…
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Posted on March 26, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
March 26, 2026 The three dioceses of the Personal Ordinariate cover the US and Canada; England and Wales, Scotland; and Australia and Japan. So there are former priests of the Episcopal-Anglican Church scattered all over the world who can use this worship language, more…
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Posted on February 20, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
February 19, 2026 Christians bridge division during 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity In His love, Father Harry Winter, O.M.I.
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Posted on January 21, 2026 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
January 21, 2026 1. Children’s joy: When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, “I’m not sure.” He answered, “Look in your underwear, Grandpa. Mine says I’m 4 to 6.” (WOW! I really like this one–it says I’m only 38!). …
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Posted on December 30, 2025 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
December 25, 2025 1. Children’s Joy. Many Christian Churches observed Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 as the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, with the Gospel reading Matthew 2, the Flight Into Egypt. One nun asked her third graders to draw…
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Posted on November 25, 2025 by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
November 25, 2025 1. Why is this Five Ways for two months? On Oct. 18, I fell down the final four steps in our indoor stairway at St. Mary’s Rectory, Georgetown, MA, breaking the humerus bone in my left shoulder. The Oblates brought me…
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