Dear Parishioners,
This weekend, we mark the Second week of Advent. This week, we already pass the half-way mark of Advent due to the short fourth week. The call to conversion is obvious, and the choice is ours.
This week, the Pope announced that he was going to have a presence on the social network Twitter, and his handle would be @pontifex. With that announcement, I chose, too, to go on to Twitter and have my handle as @FrToddPetersen. After all, if it is good enough for the Pope, it is good enough for me! The Pope will be answering questions posed to him on Twitter this Wednesday - you may get your question answered if you ask him one at #askpontifex! Sadly, though, many took his reaching out as an opportunity to attack with the most vile of lies, accusations, and abuse. Anyone who denies that there is anti-Catholicism needs to just spend a few minutes looking at the mentions that @pontifex has received. We must all the more pray for His Holiness Pope Benedict.
Just a reminder of the Advent Prayer Service with Bishop LeVoir this Sunday, Dec. 9, at 4 pm at St. Anne's. I hope many will come, bringing their figurines of Jesus from their nativities, in addition to baby goods or cash for Crisis Pregnancy centers.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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