Blog – Page 141 – The Annunciation-Fatima Parish

May 19, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – May 21, 2017

Religious faith brings out all sorts of qualities in the lives of the people whom it touches. It lays hands on some, making them generous, kind and loving. It takes hold of others and makes them cold, harsh and cruel. St. Francis of Assisi was motivated by religious faith to renounce a personal fortune and lead a life of selfless devotion in service to the poor. Many terrorists today are motivated by religious faith to lead lives of brutal persecution that results in the execution of hundreds and the imprisonment or displacement of thousands more. Religious faith, strange to say, […]

May 12, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – May 14, 2017

There was a story recently told of a young woman whose life had gone from bad to worse. She had experienced emotional problems and all of the things that go along with that. Talking with a counselor, she was trying to figure it out, and her conversations went something like this: “When I was small, my mother and dad hired a nurse who was with me night and day. When I got older, they sent me to a boarding school. When I was old enough to drive, they bought me an expensive sports car. After high school, they sent me […]

May 12, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – May 14, 2017

There was a story recently told of a young woman whose life had gone from bad to worse. She had experienced emotional problems and all of the things that go along with that. Talking with a counselor, she was trying to figure it out, and her conversations went something like this: “When I was small, my mother and dad hired a nurse who was with me night and day. When I got older, they sent me to a boarding school. When I was old enough to drive, they bought me an expensive sports car. After high school, they sent me […]

May 8, 2017

Honoring our Parish Treasures – April 28, 2017

Faith & Treasures Dinner Dance – 2017 Father Grippo along with 260 parishioners and friends of Annunciation- Our Lady of Fatima Church celebrated nine “Treasures” of our parish at the Faith and Treasures Dinner Dance, held on Friday, April 28th at Mulino’s at Lake Isle. As a way to honor their contribution to our community, this year’s honorees were selected for the “love, service and encouragement” that they have invested in our parish and instilled in its members, both young and old. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano gave each of our Treasures a special proclamation, along with Yonkers City Council President, Liam McLaughlin, […]

May 5, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – May 7, 2017

Several centuries ago our Lord prayed for the unity of all who live on the face of this earth. Specifically, His words were these: “I pray that they may be one, as we are one – I living in them, and you living in me – that their unity may be complete. Of all the prayers that Jesus ever prayed, this one sometimes seems the farthest from being answered, especially in light of the events of recent times. Within the Christian community, for example, there must be at least a hundred different denominations and scores of divisions under each of […]