![The Rev. Gus Puleo submitted this column prior to his death on April 3, 2024. He served as director of the English as a Second Language (ESL) program and the Spanish Department at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, where he also taught English and Spanish. He was the former pastor of St. Patrick Church […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TTH-L-DivineMercyimage-0929-01.jpg?w=117 "The Rev. Gus Puleo submitted this column prior to his death on April 3, 2024. He served as director of the English as a Second Language (ESL) program and the Spanish Department at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, where he also taught English and Spanish. He was the former pastor of St. Patrick Church […]")
Rev. Gus Puleo: Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska opened hearts to Divine Mercy
The Rev. Gus Puleo submitted this column prior to his death on April 3, 2024. He served as director of the English as a Second Language (ESL) program and the...
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Rev. Gus Puleo: Observing the Sacred Triduum, a solemn and glorious week
On this day our thoughts and hearts should be with the Blessed Mother reliving what had happened on Good Friday. We should enter into the Sorrowful Heart of Mary, who...
Rev. Gus Puleo: Honoring St. Joseph, head of the Holy Family
The scriptures mention nothing of St. Joseph’s age and previous life. However, one early tradition believes that he was an older man and a widower with children from a previous...
![There are many misconceptions about the wonderful Sacrament of Confession. For many people going to confession evokes different feelings of discomfort or reluctance. I humbly relate to you that I am a Missionary of Mercy chosen by Pope Francis to help people to celebrate this powerful sacrament. I have found that all of the doubt, fear and confusion surrounding confession is because of two grave misunderstandings: that my sin is only about me so I do not have to talk to a priest and that confession is a shameful and hurtful encounter. Many question the need to confess to a […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dd96cc5bb2779bb9e8458c2d237568d4.jpg?w=108 "There are many misconceptions about the wonderful Sacrament of Confession. For many people going to confession evokes different feelings of discomfort or reluctance. I humbly relate to you that I am a Missionary of Mercy chosen by Pope Francis to help people to celebrate this powerful sacrament. I have found that all of the doubt, fear and confusion surrounding confession is because of two grave misunderstandings: that my sin is only about me so I do not have to talk to a priest and that confession is a shameful and hurtful encounter. Many question the need to confess to a […]")
Rev. Gus Puleo: Confession is the celebration of God’s mercy
There are many misconceptions about the wonderful Sacrament of Confession. For many people going to confession evokes different feelings of discomfort or reluctance. I humbly relate to you that I...
![March 7, 2024 will be a glorious day in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia because it is the day of the episcopal ordination of three priests, who will become auxiliary bishops. This holy ordination will take place at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City, Philadelphia. The new auxiliary bishops-elect are Father […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TTH-L-FatherGusnewbishops-0306-01.jpg?w=132 "March 7, 2024 will be a glorious day in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia because it is the day of the episcopal ordination of three priests, who will become auxiliary bishops. This holy ordination will take place at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City, Philadelphia. The new auxiliary bishops-elect are Father […]")
Rev. Gus Puleo: Men of great faith to be ordained as auxiliary bishops
March 7, 2024 will be a glorious day in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia because it is the day of the episcopal ordination of three priests, who will become auxiliary bishops. ...
Rev. Gus Puleo: Celebrating the feast of The Chair of St. Peter
On the Pope’s authority, Vatican Councils I and II affirmed that when the pope speaks Ex Cathedra, “from the chair,” he speaks with authority of Saint Peter who was entrusted...
![Have you looked at a calendar recently? Have you noticed that in 2024 Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day fall on the same day? Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Lent is the time before Easter when Catholics prepare to commemorate Jesus’s Resurrection, through prayer, penance and fasting. Lent is the 40 days, excluding Sundays, leading up to Easter. The number “40” is significant as it refers to Jesus’s 40 days in the desert prior to beginning his ministry of teaching. On Ash Wednesday Catholics receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead or sprinkled […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/b70895548ebaa1632c5da03103a07dba-3.jpg?w=132 "Have you looked at a calendar recently? Have you noticed that in 2024 Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day fall on the same day? Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Lent is the time before Easter when Catholics prepare to commemorate Jesus’s Resurrection, through prayer, penance and fasting. Lent is the 40 days, excluding Sundays, leading up to Easter. The number “40” is significant as it refers to Jesus’s 40 days in the desert prior to beginning his ministry of teaching. On Ash Wednesday Catholics receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead or sprinkled […]")
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Rev. Gus Puleo: Marking the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday
Have you looked at a calendar recently? Have you noticed that in 2024 Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day fall on the same day? Ash Wednesday is the first day...
![Saint Josephine Bakhita was canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II as a holy model of freedom and a witness to reconciliation. She is the patron saint of the Sudan. This great saint was born in 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of southern Sudan. Her uncle was a tribal […]](https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TTH-L-FatherGusJosephine-01.jpg?w=132 "Saint Josephine Bakhita was canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II as a holy model of freedom and a witness to reconciliation. She is the patron saint of the Sudan. This great saint was born in 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of southern Sudan. Her uncle was a tribal […]")
Rev. Gus Puleo: Saint Josephine Bakhita — a slave who would be a saint
Saint Josephine Bakhita was canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II as a holy model of freedom and a witness to reconciliation. She is the patron saint of the...
Rev. Gus Puleo: Remembering a pope who forged a path between reason and faith
Pope Benedict XVI was a prominent figure in Catholicism as shown by his works such as his Introduction to Christianity and his trilogy about Jesus of Nazareth.
Rev. Gus Puleo: Three wise men and the way to Bethlehem
The Wise Men mentioned in the Nativity story were astrologer priests as their knowledge and wisdom were practiced throughout the ancient world.