Building Communities

by Bp. Donald Pelletier, M.S.      

Fr. John (George) Repchick, M.S., (1928-1998) with two children from his parish in Madagascar

Before Bishop Donald Pelletier, M.S, retired as Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar, he went for one last pastoral visit to the district of Mandabe, where for many years Fr. George Repchick (+1998) ministered lovingly to the people. Bishop Donald writes:

"I just returned from a five-day visit to Mandabe. The road has not gotten any better since the times we traveled it together years ago. How many years is it now - 5 or 6 - since the approaches to the bridge at Dabara were washed away? The bridge still sits in the middle of the river with no way to get on it. Meanwhile we have to plow through about two miles of shallow water and deep, fine sand to get across.(READ MORE...

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La Salette - a Contemporary Charism

by Fr. Donald Paradis, M.S.

Fr. Donald Paradis, M.S., noted specialist on the La Salette Apparition

The La Salette place, with its breathtaking surroundings, contain the basic building blocks of human reality and faith as well: people (her wayward people) and God's creation (the field of Coin, wheat rotting and grapes decaying). Add to this Mary's visit, her words of warning and promises of blessing. Mary recounts the basics of our faith life: an active faith in her Son, daily prayer, Eucharist and Lenten habits of faith. It's almost a catechism of evangelization, calling us back to the basics. Mary, of course, echoes the message of the scriptures, the message of her Son. The book of Genesis begins with the story of God's creation (1:11-13) with its plants, trees, seed-bearing plants, crops, and harvest.   to read more log on to www.lasalette.org