by Joshua Plandowski | Feb 23, 2020 | All Posts
Gospel: (Matthew 5: 38-48) Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard the commandment, ‘You shall love your country man but hate your enemy.’ My command to you is: love your enemies, pray for your persecutors. This will prove that you are sons and daughters of...
by Joshua Plandowski | Feb 6, 2020 | All Posts
By almost any measure Larry Hickland, aka “Trombone Larry,” had the odds in his favor. As a child he was well-loved, well-fed, well-educated, and musically gifted. In college, Larry was sought out to play with elite musicians, and by age 25 he was thriving. “In the...
by Joshua Plandowski | Feb 6, 2020 | All Posts
“Getting Ahead” Groups Now in Progress To help our neighbors make systemic changes in their lives, the St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Dayton District Council offers Getting Ahead classes. Participants meet weekly for 16 weeks to examine their poverty experience, assess...
by Joshua Plandowski | Jan 27, 2020 | All Posts
An unfortunate reality is that drug and alcohol abuse are a part of life for many of our neighbors in the Miami Valley. Thankfully, we have also seen many stories of recovery throughout the community. Two of those success stories specifically credit the support from...
by Joshua Plandowski | Dec 25, 2019 | All Posts
CHRISTMAS December 25 Gospel: (Luke 2:15-20) When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went in haste and found...
