All Saints Parish Homilies and News

A beautiful arrangement of roses adorned the Marian Fatima statue in the lovely St. John the Baptist Sanctuary in Brunswick, Maine. Thank you, Pastor Father Tom Murphy, for an enlightened homily, presented to the parishioners at St. John's, where he described how the teachings about sin, as explained in the Roman Catholic catechism are parallel to those of Mahatma Gandhi. Roman Catholic catechism- seven sins: PRIDE: One of the seven capital sins. Pride is undue self-esteem or self-love, which seeks attention and honor and sets oneself in competition with God (1866). It is essentially an act or disposition of the will desiring to be considered better than a person really is. Pride may be expressed in different ways: by taking personal credit for gifts or possessions, as if they had not been received from God; by glorying in achievements, as if they were not primarily the result of divine goodness and grace; by minimizing one’s defects or claiming qualities that are not actuall...

Thank you Sister Maigualida Riera and Teresa Murphy for the interesting presentation "Somos Uno - Venezuela" presented at St. Charles on November 4, 2018. We learned about the dire situation caused by government corruption in Venezuela and how the Sisters help to educate young people, teach them music, and feed and care for the poor. Teresa Murphy (right) is a lovely guitarist who performed two traditional songs in Spanish and assisted Sister with her slide presentation. God bless the suffering people in Venezuela. Thank you to Maigualida and Teresa. We were particularly impressed by how the Medical Mission Sisters with Sister Maigualida Riera are dedicated to teaching children the Venezuelan children their history and culture through music ministries, because in so doing, they will hopefully be inspired to stay in their country, and participate in rebuilding their economy and sustain positive national pride.   Teresa is a music major and a student at the Colleg...