Is 66:10-14 / Gal 6:14-18 / Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 

Who made me? God made me. Why did He make me? To know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world and to be happy with Him…

(Fr Augustine H.T. Tran attended seminary at the North American College in Rome, Italy and was ordained to the holy priesthood in 1998. He serves in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and is currently a teacher at Blessed Trinity High School.…

Happy New Year, everyone! As you all know, this week the Church began a new liturgical year; and, as usual, we begin the new year with the Season of Advent, a four-week period of preparation for the arrival, the coming,…

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(Fr Augustine H.T. Tran attended seminary at the North American College in Rome, Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1998. He serves in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and is currently in residence at St.…

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