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23 Sep 09

The Deacon's Bench: Homily for January 18, 2009: Dedication of the St. Pio Chapel

  • But through it all, Padre Pio persevered. Quietly. Humbly. Prayerfully. After a lifetime of poor health and great pain, he died in 1968. He was proclaimed a saint in 2002. Stories of his miracles and wonders abound. His mysticism. His gift for prophecy. But his greatest work on this earth was profoundly humble.

    It came not only from how he lived, but how he listened.

    Because his most familiar home… was the confessional.

    Padre Pio spent hours hearing confessions each day. People would line up in the early morning and wait all day to tell him their sins, hear his penance, and whisper their acts of contrition. One of them was a priest from Poland, Karol Wojtyla, who heard Padre Pio tell him during confession that he would one day hold the highest office in the church. Fr. Wojtyla thought that meant he’d become a cardinal. He had no idea what Padre Pio really meant.

    And it began in confession – a sacrament that a lot of us, frankly, avoid.

Happy Catholic: St. Pio's Feast Day (amended)

  • One of my favorite stories about him happened during the early 1960s.

    Italy was in crisis. The Red Brigade was sparking violence in Rome, and it was considered dangerous to travel around the country. For protection, people began carrying pictures of Padre Pio.

    During this time, Padre Pio had to leave his village to visit Rome, and one of the other friars asked him, “Aren’t you worried about the Red Brigade?”

    “No,” he said. “I have a picture of Padre Pio.”
01 May 09

A St. Joseph Treat

A proper desert for a St. Joseph Feast!

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  • Last year on one of Joseph’s feast days, I created this dessert for the first time. If I remember correctly, it came from the Food Network – a Giada De Laurentiis recipe originally. But I modified it a bit and the recipe below is what I’ve settled with. It’s a modified cream puff of sorts – a traditional St. Joseph dish. It also requires a little bit of construction, which is most appropriate for this saint. Ultimately though, it’s simple (with the help of a boxed cake mix) and delicious, but looks very special served on your best china for this great saint’s celebration.
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