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 | Mar 9, 2020 | All Posts
Making a gift to St. Vincent de Paul doesn’t always come in the form of writing a check or dropping off a box or two at the donation dock. For some local families, it’s looked more like handing over the car keys. St. Vincent de Paul accepts donations of cars, boats,...
by Joshua Plandowski | Apr 19, 2020 | All Posts
Gospel: (John 20:19-31) On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his...
by Joshua Plandowski | Apr 12, 2020 | All Posts
Gospel: (John 20:1-9) On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,...
by Joshua Plandowski | Apr 5, 2020 | All Posts
Gospel: (Matthew 21: 1-11 and 26: 14-27) When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a...
by Joshua Plandowski | Mar 29, 2020 | All Posts
Gospel: (John 11:1-45) So Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now there will be a stench; he has been dead for four days.” Jesus said to her,...
