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PARISH MISSION - June 19 to 23 - THE CROSS & THE MYSTERY OF FAITH
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Monday, June 19, 2023Fr. Emmerich, a priest of the Holy Name Province of the Dominican Order, will preach a parish mission after the 5:30 PM Mass - Monday through Friday, June 19 to 23.
The Mission is entitled: THE CROSS & THE MYSTERY OF FAITH
Love is Lord of Heaven & Earth: How to Understand Suffering and a God who loves us.
After a reflection on the nature of God as revealed by Christ, and taking his cue from what Jesus reveals to us by His own words and works, Father’s conferences will spell out the concrete steps needed in the life of every wounded Christian — Christians wounded by Original Sin and by personal sin, and in that context situate the Cross of Redemption.
Many are familiar with the writings of the Catholic convert Peter Kreeft, a professor of philosophy who has written over eighty wonderful books on Christian philosophy, theology, and apologetics. In one of his books he reminds us that most of us may not be addicted to alcohol or drugs, but we are to impatience, pride, anger, lust. In other words, we are addicted to sin. Thus we can call ourselves “sinaholics.” Father Emmerich will focus on the steps needed by “sinaholics” that give us access to the life of grace as Sacred Scripture reveals.
By leading the parishioners in an exploration of the guiding principles that lead to a deep inner peace in the midst of a troubled world, his conferences will focus on our Catholic understanding of God and the principles needed for recovery from the effects of sin in our lives, as well as other issues of our spiritual warfare.
Fr. Emmerich is a priest of the Holy Name Province of the Dominican Order and is currently the Director of the Shrine of St. Jude at St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco.
For the past forty years he has been involved in giving retreats and seminars to Mother Teresa’s Priests and Sisters in Mexico, Poland, Guatemala, Calcutta, Russia, and Africa.
