Chaplain Tim’s Message

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UPDATE ON TIMOTHY DUFF AND FAMILY

HELLO MY FIRENDS, THE REASON YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ME IS THAT WE HAD HAD SVERE CRISIS. MY WIFE THERESA DIEED MONDAY JANUARY 11TH AND TO MKAE IT WORSE I CAME DOWN WITH TEH SEVERE STRAIN OF COVD 19. I WAS IN THE HOSPTIAL TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I AM SEPERATED FROM MY DAUGHT...

The Latest on Fr Michele Rodrigue

The Latest on Fr. Michele Rodrigue My phone continues to ring and the emails continue to come inquiring about the Catholic priest Michele Rodrigue. I personally have not had any contact with the man. I sent him a letter and the Guild packet about six months ago but we have had no r...

Rebooting- Starting Over and Seeing What's Important

Rebooting - Starting over and Seeing What is Important. Thanking God for Mental Illness and Holiness Life is like a roller coaster: some years seem to go smooth without going through much tension or trouble. Then, some years become that great stretch going up the steep incline before th...

Unforeseen Events in Life

Hello Everyone, Just wanted you to know that I have not forgotten you. Unforeseen events are happening at the Duffhouse and we need your prayers. I am not able to post the blogs or work on the mail until things are resolved. My wife is sick and I am being laid off . So we could REALLY use yo...

Providing Ministry to those with Mental Illnesses

Providing Ministry to those with Mental Illnesses Part 1 Hello Everyone, PRINTING UPDATE: I wish to thank everyone who helped donate to print the Stations of the Cross. They came out beautiful. The cost to mail one is more than $2.00 in postage. Order your booklet today by email or snail ma...

Praying For Those With Mental Illness

Praying for Those Who Have Mental Illness By Marianne Komek - see: Advisory Committee of the Guild of St Benedict Joseph Labre If we are going to truly empathize with and accompany those who have a mental illness, as Christians, we must pray for them. Jesus said, “Apart from m...

We are All Called to be Missionaries in this time of the COVID 19 Crisis- Prevent Suicide

We are All Called to be Missionaries in this time of the COVID19 Virus- Prevent Suicide What does the Catholic Church believe about baptism? For Roman Catholics, baptism by water is a sacrament of initiation into the life of the children of God (Catechism of the C...

Stations of the Cross Project- Printing Stage

Stations of the Cross for Persons with Mental Illness and their Family and Friends Hello Everyone, I am very excited to share with you our new devotions to The Stations of the Cross. I recently mentioned that this devotion was in process and I asked for your recommendations abou...

Litany of Saints for Mental Illness- Take #2

Litany of Saints for Mental Illness- Take #2 I am ever amazed when I research topics pertaining to this Apostolate. Two years ago on my blog dated Dec 13th 2018, I asked myself, Can Saints have mental illness? I started researching about saints with mental ill...

The L' Arche Community- an Aspiration for Us.

L'Arche Community Homes- An Aspiration for the Guild of St. Benedict Joseph Labre Hello Everyone, I wanted to share this week my reflections about the L'Arche community residences, I am sure many of you have heard of Jean Vanier who is the founder of the community homes for those with ...