A Reflection by Fr. George Berendt, PIME According to some statistics I ran across on the internet I was amazed to learn that globally approximately four children are born every second. That’s about 250 every minute, 15,000 every hour, 360,000 every day – every year about 131.4 million babies are born. That’s a lot of […]

By Fr. Dino Vanin, PIME Jesus said “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens (hard to carry) and lay […]

A reflection for Ash Wednesday from Fr. George Berendt, PIME Every spring in our community house’s courtyard garden I plant a sunflower and zinnia flower garden. As the sun warms the eart, the seeds begin to sprout, and before I know it huge sunflowers and a kaleidoscope of colorful zinnias take over the naked plot […]

Reflections on the readings for Sunday, March 2 (Isaiah 49:14-15; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34) By Fr. George Berendt, PIME The Gospel message for this Sunday seems to put us preachers in a difficult situation. Living in a capitalistic, money driven society as we do; absorbing the message of Hollywood’s movie Wall Street from a few […]

Fr. Dino S. Vanin, PIME In April of last year, Pope Francis illustrated the seven areas on which the reform of the Catholic priesthood should concentrate. All the areas in which the life of a Catholic priest should improve reflect vital challenges stemming from an honest embracing of the spirit of the Gospel. The first […]

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” -Plato Reflections on the Readings for Sunday, January 26, 2014By Fr. George Berendt, PIME(See Isaiah 8: 23-9:3; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; and Mt 4: 12-23) Alaska is one of America’s […]

Reflections on the readings from Fr. George Berendt, PIME2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A (Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6; 1 Cor. 1: 1-3; John 1: 29-34) This year at the Vatican Pope Francis will declare Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II saints along with several other men and women. A saint, as I […]

Reflections on the readings for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7; Acts 10: 34-38 and Matthew 3: 13-17)By Fr. George Berendt, PIME The question to be answered by each and every one of us is: “When?” When did you know that joining the military and making it your career […]

By Fr. Dino Vanin, PIME It did not take Pope Francis long to let people know that he would stir things up more than a little for the Vatican and for the whole Catholic Church. His first down-to-earth “Buona sera” (“good evening”) wished from the St. Peter Basilica’s balcony to the people of Rome and […]

A reflection on the feast of Epiphany by Fr. George Berendt, PIME. Sunday’s readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2: 1-12 The New Testament has four Gospels. The Gospel of Matthew contains 28 chapters. Chapter One of his Gospel is a long narrative of the ancestry of Jesus and the events surrounding […]