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Father Geno is celebrated at a reception in his honor. By FRAN PERRITANO On Sunday, Dec. 20, 1896, parishioners of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church — Santa Maria di Monte Carmela — celebrated Mass for the first time in a church building they could call their own. That Mass was offered by the Rev. […]

Lyle Shorey and his wife, JoAnn, have become active members of our parish since Lyle was fully initiated into the Catholic faith at the 2024 Easter Vigil. Lyle resurrected the livestream Mass, donating his time and equipment. JoAnn is a Euchartistic minister at the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass. Lyle Shorey is a relative newcomer to […]

Mike and Marsha LaBella met later in life online. They chatted for quite a long time, dated for two years and were married in 2010. One thing Marsha LaBella has learned in her time on Earth is that good things in life sometimes take time. She met her husband Mike later in life. She’s helped […]

Thank you, Lord, for this season of sun and slow motion, of games and porch sitting, of picnics and light green fireflies on heavy purple evenings, and praise for slight breezes. It’s good, God, as the long days of your creation continue. Let this season be for me a time of gathering the pieces into […]

By A.J. VALENTINI Summer has arrived, and with the warm weather comes a myriad of Catholic celebrations. In many towns, patron saints are celebrated with Masses, festivals and banquets. In our own community we see similar parish festivals, such as those of St. Anthony, Santa Rosalia, and our own St. Mary of Mount Carmel. The […]