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Fatherhood
Fatherhood is the life-long vocation of being a parent. Through divine providence, there exists a natural and moral bond between father...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Jun 18, 20172 min read
Next Week: The Feast of Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ) was established in Liège, France in 1246 at the urging of St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon....
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Jun 11, 20173 min read
Pentecost & Conversion
The first Pentecost was the day the Holy Spirit filled the Apostles with His divine power in the upper room in Jerusalem, and brought...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Jun 4, 20173 min read
St. Anthony Novena & Consecration of the Family to the Divine Mercy
Our preacher this year for the St. Anthony Novena is the indubitable Fr. Ronan Murphy. You know the power of his spoken word, his...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
May 28, 20172 min read
Compassion, Guidance, and Gender Identity
Jean C. Lloyd is a Catholic convert who previously lived a “lesbian lifestyle”. She wrote a book about same-sex attraction entitled, The...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
May 21, 20173 min read
Stephanie Vostenak to Head Religious Education Program
Dear Friends, Parishioner Stephanie Vostenak will assume leadership of our Religious Education Program here at St. Peter’s on July 1,...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
May 14, 20171 min read
DRE Flora Hand to Retire
Dear Friends, Flora Hand, our Director of Religious Education is retiring. Flora has worked for the past six (6) years here in our...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
May 7, 20172 min read
One More Sacrifice for Saint Peter's ...
Dear Friends, I am sure that most of you know that priests are at the low end of the salary scale. With this in mind, I am going to...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Apr 30, 20172 min read
Now Is The Time For Mercy
Dear Friends, Our world is deeply troubled and cannot seem to find a way to reconcile and heal itself. St. John Paul II identified the...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Apr 23, 20172 min read
Resurrexit Sicut Dixit
Dear Friends, This ancient Latin expression, Resurrexit Sicut Dixit, means: "He Is Risen As He Said!" It is both an announcement of a...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Apr 16, 20172 min read
Palm Sunday
Dear Friends, In his final Passover, Jesus first entered the City of Jerusalem in glory. He was the famous prophet, healer and worker of...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Apr 9, 20172 min read
Image of Divine Mercy Coming to Saint Peter
Dear Friends, We just completed an amazing Parish Mission on the power of the Divine Mercy to heal the family led by Fr. Dermot Roache,...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Apr 2, 20172 min read
The Angel Said Unto Her ...
Dear Friends, Yesterday (Saturday, March 25), was the Solemnity of the Annunciation. This feast commemorates the Archangel Gabriel’s...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Mar 26, 20173 min read
Saint Joseph
Dear Friends, The Church holds that the holiness of St. Joseph surpasses all creatures except Our Blessed Mother. Divine Providence...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Mar 19, 20173 min read
Our Parish Mission, 2017: Healing the Family
Dear Friends, This year, our Parish Mission preacher is Fr. Dermot S. Roache, SMA. Fr. Roache is a member of the Society of African...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Mar 12, 20173 min read
Mark Forrest in Merchantville!
Dear Friends, To start this season with something both very special and very spiritual, we are going to have Irish Tenor Mark Forrest...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Mar 5, 20172 min read
Prepare for Great Lent
Dear Friends, As you know, Lent is the period of prayer and penance that prepares us to celebrate fittingly the great Solemnity of Our...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Feb 26, 20172 min read
The Chair of Saint Peter Today
Dear Parishioners, As we prepare to celebrate the Triduum of the Chair of St. Peter, we recall the significance of this feast. It...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Feb 19, 20173 min read
Saint Peter Triduum 2017
Dear Parishioners, Our speaker this year for the Triduum of St. Peter (February 20-22) is Father Bronislaw Jakubiec, SDS (Society of the...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Feb 12, 20172 min read
House of Charity 2017: Encounter the Living God
Dear Parishioners, This weekend, February 4-5, we initiate the Diocesan House of Charity drive. The standard in-pew solicitation is part...
Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D
Feb 5, 20172 min read
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