Five Ways – July 24

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…

Five Ways – May 21

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…

Five Ways – April 21

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…

Five Ways – Mar 21

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…

Five Ways – Feb 21

Feb 20, 2021 Much has happened since the January 11 Five Ways e-letter. Many thanks to those who responded and to all who prayed that we would be safe at our residence from COVID-19. There have been no deaths or infections since Dec. 24….

Five Ways – Jan 21

January 11, 2021 Above you will find the color beginning of the Vatican-World Council of Churches material for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25. Most Catholic parishes will have more material, which you may access at www.geii.org/weekofprayer2021. The theme this…

Five Ways – May 2016

May 11, 2016 As we approach the Feast of Pentecost, please remember Dr. Bob Brenneman, who spoke to our Five Ways group, at St. Patrick’s Church, St. Paul, MN, on April 15/16, 2015. He left May 9 to minister with Syrian and Iraqi refugees,…

Five Ways – January 2016

January 15, 2016 The item below, from the U.S. Catholic Mission Association, is significant for two reasons. First, Fr. Greg Gallagher, OMI, the President of USCMA, was influential in hiring Dr. Donald McCrabb, the Executive Director. For more on Fr. Greg’s leadership of USCMA,…

Five Ways – April 2015

April 15, 2015 Witnessing to Muslims: Our April 15/16, 2015 meeting in St. Francis Chapel, St. Patrick’s Church featured a startling presentation by Dr. Bob Brenneman, of the Assemblies of God North Central University, Minneapolis, regarding the way Christians can attract Muslims to Jesus….