This post contains affiliate links. Please see my About Page for more details. This EVENT IS SOLD OUT! For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 Take some time out of the busy fall season to reconnect with the Lord; enjoy the faith and friendship of others and recharge your soul with prayer, wine and … [Read more...] about You’re Invited to the 2019 Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat!
Padre Pio
For the Sake of the Kingdom
Once Padre Pio was asked if his wounds from his stigmata hurt him. Padre Pio responded, "Do you think the Lord gave them to me for decoration?" When I heard Father Pio Mandato recount this story, I could not help but chuckle. Father Pio Mandato was the celebrant and homilist at the Padre Pio Festival held at Saint Bede's Church in Holland, PA. As a part of my "summer shrine tour" I went to the … [Read more...] about For the Sake of the Kingdom
