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40 Hours with Maria Esperanza

We will be celebrating our Forty Hours Devotion this year on October 9, 10, and 11 in the usual style. The theme will be “The Servant of...

Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D

Sep 10, 20163 min read

We have arrived at another Labor Day. This national holiday has close ties to our locality. A man named Peter McGuire, first suggested it...

Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D

Sep 3, 20162 min read

St. Augustine was born in AD 354, in Tagaste (now in Algeria). His father was a prominent citizen, although a pagan, and his mother, St....

Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D

Aug 28, 20162 min read

Dear Friends: Even five years ago who could have predicted that our world would be turned upside down so rapidly? Our most deeply held...

Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D

Aug 21, 20163 min read

Today, August 14, the Eve of the Immaculate Conception, is the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe. He is the Polish Franciscan priest who is...

Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D

Aug 14, 20163 min read

Dear Friends, As you read this article, I am in Caracas, Venezuela! I make this pilgrimage every August to celebrate the anniversary of...

Rev. Timothy E Byerley, Ph.D

Aug 7, 20162 min read

Dear Friends, The recent deadly attacks that have been occurring, both at home and abroad, are appalling. Whether they are motivated by...

Reverend Timothy E. Byerley, Ph.D.

Jul 31, 20162 min read

Dear Friends, I am beginning to reacclimate myself to Merchantville after a quarter of a century serving other parishes in the Diocese. I...

Reverend Timothy E. Byerley, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 20162 min read