The Provincial Administration has announced new assignments for three friars. John Alderson, OFM, has been assigned to St. Anthony Friary in Butler, N.J., effective Nov. 24. He is assisting at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Narrowsburg, N.Y., with weekend Masses and other sacramental duties while pastor William Scully, OFM, continues to heal at Holy Name Friary in Ringwood, N.J. Leonard Lencewicz, …
Brother Wind Blows Out Lights at Georgia Easter Vigil
On a breezy night, Catholics at the University of Georgia gathered for the Easter Vigil service. The beginning of the Mass went as planned — candles were lit, 20 RCIA candidates were welcomed into the Church, and the Gospel was proclaimed. Then the lights went out. A strong gust of wind had cut the power to the Catholic Center. Because …