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- Evening Prayer for July 2
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Author: Mike McGowan
Evening Prayer Tonight at 5 PM
Please download the worship aid to participate in tonight’s evening prayer at 5 PM:
Instructions on how to join are available here.
St. Charles at Home #13: Brooklyn Parishes Edition
This week, St. Charles at Home expands its focus. Fr. John Gribowich, the newly appointed administrator for St. Augustine and St. Francis Xavier parishes, sits down with Ian McGrath, a long-time parishioner of St. Francis Xavier. They discuss the readings from Corpus Christi Sunday and how the message challenges us to respond today.
St. Charles at Home episodes feature conversation between the prior Sunday’s homilist and parishioners to provide us with more connection to the parish during the week. The videos are available on our YouTube channel and our website.
St. Charles at Home #12 – Harmony and Community
This week, Fr. Bill Smith and Angela De Marco Manzi discuss the Holy Trinity and life during the pandemic.
St. Charles at Home episodes feature conversation between the prior Sunday’s homilist and parishioners to provide us with more connection to the parish during the week. The videos are available on our YouTube channel and our website.
Article in the Tablet on Parishioners’ Efforts to Combat Racism
The Tablet, Brooklyn’s diocesan newspaper, covered our parish’s faith-based discussions on race in an article “Parishioners’ Goal: Eradicate Racism One Conversation at a Time.” It includes quotes by Tevin Williams, Josephine Dongbang, Fr. Bill Smith, and Fr. Gribowich.
Evening Prayer Tonight at 5 PM
Please download the worship aid to participate in tonight’s evening prayer at 5 PM, which will be followed by the final night of our novena to St. Anthony:
Next Book Discussion Starts on Thursday
Join us on Thursday at 7:10 PM as we start the discussion of a new book, The Guardians of Mercy by Terence Ward. Revealing how art can play a role in conversion, the author examines Caravaggio’s The Seven Acts of Mercy. The discussion will be led by Fr. John Gribowich, who wrote his master’s thesis on Caravaggio.
Below is the discussion schedule:
- June 4th – Introduction to Caravaggio
- June 11th – Part 1, “In Exile” and Part 2, “The Seven Acts of Mercy,” Feeding the Hungry (pages 1-44)
- June 18th – Part 2, “The Seven Acts of Mercy,” Sheltering the Homeless and Clothing the Naked (pages 45-86)
- June 25th – Part 2, “The Seven Acts of Mercy,” Visiting the Prisoners and Water to the Thirsty (pages 87-119)
- July 2nd – Part 2, “The Seven Acts of Mercy,” Burying the Dead and Healing the Sick (pages 119-156)
- July 9th – Part 3, “The Reward” and Epilogue (pages 157-183)
The book is available in print and e-book formats. Amazon has it for sale at this link. Fr. John will provide an introduction to Caravaggio at this Thursday’s session, so don’t worry if your copy doesn’t arrive in time.
If you would like to plan ahead, we’ll be reading Field Hospital: The Church’s Engagement With a Wounded World by William T. Cavanaugh once we finish The Guardians of Mercy. Field Hospital is inspired by the pastoral vision of Pope Francis, and has chapters entitled: “Are Corporation People? The Corporate Form and the Body of Christ” and “Actually, You Can’t Be Anything You Want (and It’s a Good Thing Too).” A serious, but fun, read! Continue reading “Next Book Discussion Starts on Thursday”