Diocese of Toledo, Ohio

October 2021 archive of From the Pastor

October 2021 archive of From the Pastor

October 30th/31st Bulletin Article

Posted by Mary Young on 10/27/21

Dear Friends,

Today is Halloween. In many ways, Halloween has become a pagan holiday, and even more disturbingly, a day filled with occult imagery and practices. This is, to say the least, disappointing, considering that the origins of Halloween is Catholic. The origins of the word “Halloween” goes back ... Read More »

October 23rd/24th Bulletin Article

Posted by Mary Young on 10/19/21

Dear Friends,

Because I wrote a multi-part series on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for many, many weeks (which I hope to be able to collect into a book-like form for everyone), I did not have the opportunity to share insights from the Amazing Parish Conference, which was ... Read More »

October 16th/17th Bulletin Article

Posted by Mary Young on 10/14/21

Dear Friends,

I mentioned in a homily a few Sundays ago that we need to acquire a taste, a desire for holiness, and we can begin to acquire that taste for holiness by acquainting ourselves to holiness through what media we read, listen to, and watch. I thought it ... Read More »

October 9th/10th Bulletin Article

Posted by Mary Young on 10/14/21

Dear Friends,

We approach the end of this series on Holy Mass. We discussed last week the reception of Holy Communion. There is maybe one last thing to mention about the Communion Rite. In the Roman Missal (the book with the prayers and rubrics of the Mass), there is ... Read More »

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