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Weekly Bulletin for Sunday, March 6, 2022

March 3, 2022 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Weekly Bulletin for Sunday, February 27, 2022

February 24, 2022 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Axios! Ordination of Fr. Michael Vallecillo to the Holy Priesthood

February 21, 2022 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

It is a great day in the life in any parish when one of their own is elevated to Holy Orders, and even more so when one of those is ordained to the rank of presbyter, to the Holy Priesthood. On Sunday, February 20, 2022, a small group from ASONA, including Fr. John, Dcn. Joseph, and Mka Deborah Peck, travelled to participate in the ordination of Dcn Michael Vallecillo to the Priesthood at Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco, the resting place of the relics of St. John Maximovitch. Fr. Michael will be assigned to St. Herman’s parish in Show Low, AZ. Here is the link to the video of the entire service (the ordination begins at 1:23:00). Here is the link to the video starting with the … [Read more...]

The Acquisition of Humility

February 16, 2022 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Among the imperatives of the Christian moral life, I wonder if any is the occasion of more bewilderment than the call to be humble. This impression arises not only from my own experience of the problem but also from the many times other Christians have asked me, “How can I learn humility?” If humility were simply one of the moral virtues—as it is often treated—its acquisition would be rather simple, I think. A person would first define humility, as an ideal, and then bring his conduct, as far as possible, into conformity with that ideal. This is, after all, the way someone attains other moral virtues, such as justice and prudence. We have always known, … [Read more...]