83 Year Old Pro-Lifer Attacked in Takoma Park

 An 83-year-old pro-life woman was physically attacked by a much younger woman as she prayerfully protested outside an abortion facility in a suburb of Washington, D.C.  

The unprovoked, brutal assault on Olga Fairfax occurred at a busy intersection on Saturday morning, July 8, in front of a Takoma Park office building housing the Silver Spring Gynecology and Family Planning. This business offers medical and surgical abortions. 

Longtime pro-life warrior Olga Fairfax had stationed herself and her 4’ x 6’ sign depicting an aborted child when, despite heavy traffic, a woman stopped her car in the road, jumped out, and proceeded to land one blow after another relentlessly on Fairfax’s body.

To read more, to to LIFESITE NEWS.

Fr. Dan Leary Update

 This was posted on Facebook.  According to the author, Fr. Leary was asked to return.

 

 

Fr. Gerard Trancone has Passed Away

 

Fr. Gerard "Jerry" Trancone passed away on Tuesday morning, July 4th.

Services will take place at St. Bernard's Church, 5700 St. Bernard Dr., Riverdale Park, MD 20737, the site of Father's first assignment and the Deaf Ministry. 

 

The arrangements (made by the Archdiocese) are as follows:

 

+Thursday, July 13 from 3-6:30 PM. Visitation at St. Bernard Church with a Mass to follow at 7PM.

 

+Friday, July 14th. Funeral Mass (celebrated by the Cardinal) at 10AM, also at St. Bernard"s with a repast to follow. Interment will be later at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manassas VA. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Vincent Seminary, 300 Fraser Purchase Rd., Latrobe, PA 15650,

Note: Fr. Jerry was ordained on May 17, 1969. He was responsible for the Deaf Ministry in the Archdiocese of many, many years. 

Priest Censured...

 

I wish I had saved an image of the original article.

 

 

 

Fr. Dan Leary is Back

 

In June/July 2020, Fr. Dan Leary left the Archdiocese of Washington (St. Andrew the Apostle, Silver Spring) to become the chaplain of the Sisters of Mary, which serves the poor worldwide.  You can find more about them here.  

It was reported in the latest issue of the Catholic Standard, in the section on Clergy Assignments, that Fr. Leary has been assigned as Pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Clinton, MD.

I had assumed that his transfer was permanent, as there was no indication in any writing that this was temporary.

His videos on his work stopped about two years ago.  Recently, there were a few that appeared on the website for FOCUS in regards to Lent and Holy Week. 

I do not know the reason for this.  Don't know if there was a falling out.  Don't know if was due to illness.  Don't know if he became burned out.  Don't know if he realized that this was not the life Christ was calling him to be. 

I simply do not know.

No matter what, please keep him in your prayers.

 

Congratulations Sacred Heart Council #2577 (Bowie, MD)

 Congratulations to the members of Sacred Heart Council #2577 (Bowie, MD).  They collected approximately 1,000 food items from parishioners of the four churches the council serves.  the food was donated to he Bowie Food Pantry.

Thanks to COLUMBIA Magazine (April 2023)