Weekly Reflection

Pray with Light in the Darkness
01-22-2023© LPiWhen I was a young seminarian, I asked a wise old priest how to pray better. He said simply, “Don’t lie when you pray.” He helped me to see how much energy I waste in trying to appear acceptable to God when I pray. For me, prayer was showing off for God and hiding what was ugly.
It’s stunning that the Gospel of Matthew tells us of Jesus, “He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulon and Naphtali…” This isn’t just the Lord’s relocation up north. It’s his moving into places of shame and defeat. This region was where the enemy invasion of Israel began centuries before. Jesus left the comfortable confines of Nazareth and sought out a place of darkness, not to bring shame, but to announce the dawning of his light.
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Divine Mercy Chaplet & Adoration
Add Fri, Jan 27 @ 6:30 PM
Join us on Fridays at 6:30pm at St. Peter Church for the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Adoration Community Prayer.

St. John Paul the Great Academy STREAM Open Houses
Add Sun, Jan 29
Visit St. John Paul the Great Academy, the only STREAM school in Northwest Connecticut on Sun, Jan 29 from 11:00am-1:00pm AND Wed, Feb 1 from 5:00-7:00pm

Holy Name Society Meeting
Add Mon, Jan 30 @ 7:00 PM
Guest speaker Robbie Raffa will give a brief seminar on Personal Safety Tips: “Protect Yourself, Your Children and Grandchildren.”


St. John Paul the Great Academy STREAM Open Houses
Add Wed, Feb 1
Visit St. John Paul the Great Academy, the only STREAM school in Northwest Connecticut on Sun, Jan 29 from 11:00am-1:00pm AND Wed, Feb 1 from 5:00-7:00pm