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Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jan 17
- 4 min
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
If the names Michaela, Ben, and Cal Stone are familiar to you, then you’ve been following Manifest ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
The Christmas Season is a time of surprises, and not just the surprises we find when unwrapping our presents ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 24, 2020
- 6 min
The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (At the Vigil Mass)
I remember seeing a TV commercial about a dozen years ago that showed a father ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
4th Sunday of Advent (B)
In the Scripture readings for each Sunday this Advent, God has granted us a coupon for a particular item ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 13, 2020
- 7 min
3rd Sunday of Advent (B)
Ever since the seminary, this Sunday always makes me smile ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Dec 5, 2020
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (B)
A middle-age woman was having a near-death experience in the operating room. She asks God if she is going to die ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
1st Sunday of Advent (B)
For many weeks ... even months already, our world has surrounded us with reminders that Christmas is coming ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Oct 27, 2018
- 8 min
Remembering Adam Crowe ...
August 27, 2003. We were two men from very different backgrounds both entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary for the first time ...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- May 25, 2015
- 2 min
Memorial Day 2015
Today has always been an important day in our family. More often than not, when I was growing up, we would be visiting my grandmothers in...
Rev. Lawrence E. Polansky
- Jun 30, 2014
- 1 min
Pay it Forward ...
An awesome story ... Not much more than that to say. #payitforward #service #honor #duty
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