Obviously, one's personal faith is a matter of choice. Mine happens to revolve around the photo above. It would be impossible for me to count the number of times I walked up those steps in my many years at Trenton's St. Anthony of Padua parish. When I took this photo 5 years ago, memories of my conversion to the faith back in 1962 came rushing to the fore. I recalled the countless Sundays I escorted my mother and father in law there during my early marriage; it was these steps I trod when Judy and I brought our three children for baptism, confirmation, and their first Holy Communion. Precious memories that I am sure each visitor to this page has stored in their deepest and most precious memories.
RALPH LUCARELLLA said...
HI TOM....IT'S OBVIOUS YOU ARE A LOYAL CHURCH GOER FROM WAY BACK AND ACTIVE IN THE AFFAIRS OF ST. ANTHONY. I WATCHED THAT PARISH GROW FROM JUST A FEW IN THE 20'S TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. I HAVE ALWAYS REGRETED I WAS NOT A REGULAR MEMBER BUT KNEW OF MY MANY FRIENDS IN VILLA PARK WHO WERE VERY ACTIVE THERE. I MAY NOT BE ONE OF THE BETTER CATHOLICS BUT PRAISED THOSE WHO WERE LOYAL TO ST. JOACHIM'S AND ST. ANTHONY'S ALL THROUGH THEIR LIFE. BEST REGARDS
Friday, February 24, 2012
HI TOM....IT'S OBVIOUS YOU ARE A LOYAL CHURCH GOER FROM WAY BACK AND ACTIVE IN THE AFFAIRS OF ST. ANTHONY. I WATCHED THAT PARISH GROW FROM JUST A FEW IN THE 20'S TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. I HAVE ALWAYS REGRETED I WAS NOT A REGULAR MEMBER BUT KNEW OF MY MANY FRIENDS IN VILLA PARK WHO WERE VERY ACTIVE THERE. I MAY NOT BE ONE OF THE BETTER CATHOLICS BUT PRAISED THOSE WHO WERE LOYAL TO ST. JOACHIM'S AND ST. ANTHONY'S ALL THROUGH THEIR LIFE. BEST REGARDS
Friday, February 24, 2012
I did indeed remain loyal through "thick and thin" through most of my earlier years at St. Anthony, Ralph. Unfortunately, the "18 to 49" demographic did me in.
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HI TOM....IT'S OBVIOUS YOU ARE A LOYAL CHURCH GOER FROM WAY BACK AND ACTIVE IN THE AFFAIRS OF ST. ANTHONY. I WATCHED THAT PARISH GROW FROM JUST A FEW IN THE 20'S TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. I HAVE ALWAYS REGRETED I WAS NOT A REGULAR MEMBER BUT KNEW OF MY MANY FRIENDS IN VILLA PARK WHO WERE VERY ACTIVE THERE. I MAY NOT BE ONE OF THE BETTER CATHOLICS BUT PRAISED THOSE WHO WERE LOYAL TO ST. JOACHIM'S AND ST. ANTHONY'S ALL THROUGH THEIR LIFE. BEST REGARDS
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