Different pastors shape St. Michael's parish in Central Square
Fr. Joseph M. Champlin notes how three pastors over a decade influenced St. Michael's Catholic community in Central Square New York. Costello introduced parish councils and lay participation while Smalley expanded liturgical renewal with hymnals screens and better sound. Parishioners then anticipated annually planned services.
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St. Michael’s
Central Square
New York
John Costello
Father Smalley
Pastors Shape St. Michael's Growth in Community Center Drive
Over a decade, Fathers Costello Smalley and Morse guided St. Michael's through education, liturgy, and service. Morse launched a new parish center after funding a weekend bingo to support released-time religious classes attended by nearly 1,000 public school children.
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Father Smalley
Father John Morse
St. Michael’s
Father Morse
Central Square
Father Costello
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Reconciliation with God Begins Within Ourselves
Spiritual self integration is required to reflect the divine image and achieve inner peace. The text warns that attachment to wealth and inner division disrupt harmony, urging a personal peace treaty with inner desires before approaching the Lord.
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God
Reconciliation as a Path to a Better World
The piece argues sin as harm to God and others, urging reconciliation as central to life. It cites Karl Menninger and a novel plot where a 2000 pope creates Love Day to mend fences and end conflicts, marking a hopeful, transformative ideal.
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Garden of Eden
Karl Menninger
Satan
God
Church of the Future
Holy Father
NC News Service
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