Author: Fr. Mahoney (Page 14 of 65)

We thank all who made their gift to the New Hampshire Catholic Appeal:   Future of our Faith II this weekend.

Your gift will enable the Catholic Church in New Hampshire to meet the increasing needs of parishes, Catholic schools, retired clergy, seminarians, and much more.  If you were not able to make your gift yet, please scan the QR code below, visit the website at www.catholicnh.org/nhca, or bring your gift and drop it in the collection basket at Mass next weekend. We thank you on behalf of all who will come to know the loving hand of Christ and our Church through your generosity.

Dear Parishioners and Visitors: 

We are very grateful for all the donations given in memory of fathers, living and deceased, on Father’s Day 2024.  While many were given anonymously, we entrust them all to St. Joseph and the Father in Heaven.

Donor:  In Memory/Honor of

Patrick and Christine Walsh: God, Our Father in Heaven, Joseph, Mathias, James, Eduard, Robert, Patrick, Sven
Margaret and Doug Sweeney:  Robert Loranger, Sr., John Sweeney
Rose Marie Henderson:  Nicholas Ciarleglio, Robert Henderson, Sr., Raymond Henderson
Quentin and Judy Boyle:  Quentin W. Boyle, Sam Boyle, Curtis Sawyer
Janet Peltier:  Herman Cadorette, Lawrence Peltier
Mary Pieroni: Michael Iarocci, Sr., Michael Iarocci, Jr., Albert Pieroni, Louis A. Pieroni, Eugenio Muscatelli,  Amato Iadicola, John Paolino
Barbara Vitale:  Millard Young, Roger Libby
Letitia Stewart:  George B. Stewart, Michael A. Stewart, John Stewart
Susan Whitman:  Dale Whitman, Randolph Boyle, Winfield Whitman
Patricia Hamdan:  Fausto Hamdan, M.D., St. Joseph
Nancy Bujeaud:  James I. S. Bujeaud, Joseph Bujeaud, Joseph Colford, Joe Colford, Jr.
Ed & Elaine Whitlock:  James Whitlock, Harry Lent
Paula Strickon:  Father John, Bill Lightfoot, Milton Strickon, George Stahl, Tony Dombroski
Nate and Nina Haynes:  Nate Haynes, Irving Haynes, Joseph Lehouillier

With prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney

Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

NCR: Pope Francis: Keep your homilies short or ‘people will fall asleep’

Pope Francis has once again appealed to Catholic priests to keep their homilies short, this time warning that homilies should be no longer than eight minutes or “people will fall asleep.” Speaking in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday catechesis on June 12, the pope explained that the goal of a homily is to “help move the Word of God from the book to life.”

“But the homily for this must be short: an image, a thought, a feeling. The homily should not go beyond eight minutes   because after that time you lose attention and people fall asleep!” he said.

After reading this article a couple of weeks ago, I remembered a conversation with my parents shortly after my ordination day. When I told them I was preparing the sermon for my first Mass, my mother said, “You’ll need a good beginning,” to which I added, “And a good ending.” Then, my father commented, “And the closer together the better!”

With prayerful best wishes,

Fr. John Mahoney

Next week begins the annual New Hampshire Catholic Appeal: Future of Our Faith II, One Bread, One Body (NHCA), an initiative designed to strengthen our ministries for the Church in New Hampshire and to reduce the number of annual second collections at parishes. Last year, our parish along with the other 87 parishes raised more than $3.8M. Thank you to all who donated to the appeal last year. The Appeal will take place over the next two weekends at Mass. The NHCA supports the care for our retired and elderly priests, seminarian education and vocations, Catholic education, evangelization through Parable magazine, the Community Services    program at Catholic Charities NH and more.   Every registered parishioner will receive a letter from Bishop Libasci along with appeal materials in the mail soon. Please keep the Church in New Hampshire in your prayers that we may grow together and carry our faith into the future. For more     information, go to https://www.catholicnh.org/nhca

Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

As you can tell by the posters you see at the church entrances, the 2024 New Hampshire Catholic Appeal (NHCA) is about to “kick off” here at St. Joseph’s. As you recall, the NHCA supports the care for our retired and elderly priests, seminarian education and vocation, Catholic education, evangelization through Parable magazine, the Community Services programs at Catholic Charities NH, and more. Last year, we met our parish’s goal of $15,490, and even received $3,299.77 in rebated funds for donations that exceeded our goal. This year, the parish’s goal is $16,722. Before we even kick off, however, I wish to invite all the parishioners and visitors to pray for financial guidance before giving, as I send along special and prayerful thanks for your anticipated generosity.

God bless,

Fr. John Mahoney