February 18, 2015 begins the season of Great Lent once again this year. We, as Polish National Catholics, have traveled through 3 weeks of preparation for this time of reflection and penitential action and now we find ourselves beginning the time of reforming ourselves. We have heard about the attitude that we are to have during this […]
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During the recent XXIV General Synod which was held in Erie, Pennsylvania, the delegates and guests had an opportunity to share their thoughts and dreams for the Polish National Catholic Church and also to find some concrete ways to bring them to reality. All of us, including me, were on a real high upon returning from
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“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David.
During this month of November, our attention always seems to turn to thanksgiving. Maybe first and foremost we focus on the chance for our families and friends to be together. Relatives that we have not seen in a while come home and students come back from university. And maybe secondly we are focused on the
During autumn, in many ways we turn our attention to family. This is true during the secular holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving, but it is especially true for us within the Church as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Christian Family in October. During this Solemnity we hear in the readings the importance of our
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During the months of September and October, the Polish National Catholic Church celebrates the unique solemnities of Brotherly Love and Christian Family. Very early in the history of the P.N.C.C. the Church wished to emphasize these important aspects of Church life and so Bishop Hodur proposed to the General Synods the Christian concepts which lie
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As of the writing of this post we are about a month and a half away from the commencement of the XXIV General Synod of the Polish National Catholic Church in Erie, Pennsylvania within the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese. As it is for each of our parishes, I am sure that this is a time both of excitement, as well
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I recently had a discussion with someone regarding the Sacrament of Penance within the Church. After a while, we came around to the topic of the merits of auricular confession versus general confession as we celebrate it within the Polish National Catholic Church. Ultimately the person I was discussing this with said that he did
Within the Polish National Catholic Church, the month of June is designated as Sacred Vocations Month. It is a chance for the entire Church and each of its parishes and members to focus their attention and prayers on the need of the Church for priests and deacons to take up the sacred ministry. The prayer
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“And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the
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