MAY JESUS CHRIST BE PRAISED

              Now and Forever!

Welcome to my little website.  When I was a newly ordained priest, my first pastor gave me a full page in the parish bulletin to fill each week.  He told me he did not care what I wrote about as long as I filled the page.  He explained that only 1/3 of the parish would hear me preach on any given Sunday because I celebrated two out of six parish Masses but every parishioner would read the bulletin so this was a way that I could reachout to them and they could get to know me better. After four years in the parish, I was transferred to another parish and as I was leaving many people asked me to send them my weekly bulletin column by e-mail and thus my internet ministry was born.  

When I was trying to decide what to write about in my weekly bulletin article, I came across a quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen that went something like "There are not a hundred people in the world who hate the Catholic Church for what we teach but there are thousands who hate the Catholic Church for what they think we teach."  With that quote in mind, I began to choose oen topic a month to explain more indepth the Church's teaching on those issues.  From those mustardseeds has blossomed this website filled with infomation about the Catholic faith that I find interesting and informative.  I invite you to take your time and explore the different teachings and reflections.  I hope above all that these things will ultimately lead you closer to God.
 
Thank you and God bless,
Fr. Thomas M. Pastorius

Each Sunday, I upload my Spiritual Newsletter for the week.  The newsletter contains an insight into this week's Sunday readings and my Spiritual Ponderings. 

ADVENT PRO-LIFE PRAYER:
O shepherd of Israel, hearken, O guide of the flock of Joseph! Rouse your power, and come to save us from the culture of death O Lord of hosts, restore our nation to a nation that respects life in all its stages.

If your face shine upon us, then we shall be safe. O Lord of hosts, how long will you allow your people to contribute to the culture of death? You have fed them with the bread of heaven and given them your divine love to drink in ample measure. Help us to stop fighting over earthly goods and help us stand up for life even if our enemies mock us. O Lord of hosts, restore us, if your face shine upon us, then we shall be safe and we shall once again life in a culture of life.

Please join us in praying a special prayer each month for Catholics who have fallen away from their faith. 
 
ADVENT PRAYER FOR FALLEN AWAY CATHOLICS: A Root shall come forth from the stock of Jesse And a Flower shall rise out of his root! And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him — the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and of godliness. The people that walked in darkness shall see a great light, For a Child is born to us and a Son is given to us. To Him all power shall be given. His Name shall be: Wonderful One, Strong God, Eternal One, Prince of Peace. He shall sit on the throne of David, And He will found a new Covenant. May this Advent and Christmas Season be a time in which those who have fallen away from the faith may return.  - Amen.

♦Advent Prayers and Blessings

♦Christmas Prayers and Blessings

Personal Penance Services
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Stations of the Cross For Priests
This book allows a Catholic priest to travel with our Lord to Calvary in a special way as he also ponders his own ministry and experiences as a Catholic priest.

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