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Saturday 9/9 at MQP: Answering Chaos with Personal Holiness - Donuts & Updates from the Catacombs II

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Yes, the world is a mess.   But God never promised us this would be easy… As His son explained: “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” And so, it is actually a great time to be Catholic in Cleveland, to pick up our cross, to sacrifice and to become a saint.  If you are lonely, come be with friends.  If you are nervous or even angry, come find peace. If you are apathetic, come find a cause to care about…you have a purpose.   And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. On Saturday, September 9, following the 8am Latin Mass at Mary Queen of Peace Church on Pearl Rd, twelve Catholic and/or pro-family groups will be getting together for free coffee, donuts and updates on what these organizations are up to and how you can get involved.  Father Brown will be there as well and give an opening address.  Naomi del Guidice will fill us in on NOvember.   Various groups including AM 1260 th
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St Philomena Devotions at MQP Friday 8/11 after 6:15am & 8am Masses

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St Philomena truly is the saint for our times.  She was called "the wonder worker" by St John Vianney and "the princess of heaven" by Padre Pio.  St Damien of Molokai, the missionary priest who cared for the lepers, was so devoted to St Philomena that he named his chapel after her.  Mother Cabrini always carried a small statute of St Philomena on her journeys.  She was beloved by many more of our saints and great popes including Pope Pius X. And so, the Diocese of Cleveland is tremendously blessed this Friday, August 11 to have a parish, Mary Queen of Peace, celebrating this great saint with special devotions after Mass.  These devotion to our beloved Wonderworker will include the Miraculous prayer of St Philomena, the Chaplet of St Philomena, the Novena of St Philomena, and a blessing with the oil of St Philomena.  These devotions will take place after both the 6:15 am Traditional Latin Mass and the 8am Novus Ordo Mass.  The heroic Father Brown has done it again. 
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Feed the Hungry, Adoration, Mozart: Latin Mass Community Thrives in CLE

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The Good, the True and The Beautiful.  The Cleveland Latin Mass Community has another very busy week in store for Catholics in Northeastern Ohio.    The Good On Monday, January 30, our favorite gang of young adult evangelizers, The Oliver Plunkett Social Club , is back in action at historic St Ignatius Antioch Church.  All area young adults are invited to join with the Plunketeers for a 5:30 pm Traditional Latin Mass followed by meal prep for the hungry in collaboration with the St Vincent de Paul Society.  If you have never been to a Plunkett event, this is the perfect time to start! Where: Saint Ignatius of Antioch Parish , Cleveland When: 5:30pm Traditional Latin Mass followed by food prep in the school cafeteria - Monday, January 30 The Plunkett club embraces the notion that Catholic Tradition is more than just Latin, incense and bells; it is feeding a neighbor, clothing a stranger, and rescuing the unborn.  (i.e. living the Church’s 2,000 year old tradition of corporal & spiri
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Young Adult Advent Retreat: “Rise, clasp My hand, and come!” Saturday 12/3 @ MQP

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  Fr. Bede Kotlinski, OSB., Fr. Kevin Estabrook, Fr Doug Brown and Fr. Daniel Bowen, O de M will lead an Advent young adult retreat at Mary Queen of Peace, Saturday (12/3).  The retreat includes a Traditional Latin Mass, Adoration, Confession and talks as well as Breakfast and Lunch. The retreat is being sponsored by the Oliver Plunkett Social Club and includes a minimal $5 donation to help cover costs.  (See link to Facebook invite at the bottom).   In today’s noisy, chaotic world, many young adults find themselves consumed by worldly pursuits as they avoid the loving call of our Father.     Their lives are much like what Francis Thompson describes in his timeless “The  Hound of Heaven :”    “I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him down the arches of the years; I fled Him down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind and in the mist of tears I hid from Him and under running laughter up vistaed hopes I sped; and shot, precipitated, adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears,
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Cleveland Public Square Rosary Rally Noon Saturday October 15

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  Over 20,000 locations will be participating in Saturday's October 15 Rosary Rally.  Join us at Noon on Cleveland Public Square.  Please help Cleveland lead the way as one of the biggest participating locations.  Free Rosaries will be available.  Don't listen to us.  Listen to these guys:  1. “The Rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.” -Saint Padre Pio 2. “Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” – Blessed Pope Pius IX 3. “The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.” – Saint Francis de Sales 4. “Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.” -St. Padre Pio 5. “Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Pra
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Remembering Luis

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Back in January, on a snowy Friday afternoon, we were praying on Shaker Blvd when a tall, young 30ish looking guy hopped out of his car and gave us two brand new winter coats to give away as part of the Solanus Casey Project. At the time, we barely knew him.  His name was Luis. His generosity brought to mind a St Francis quote:  “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received--only what you have given away.” We got to know Luis a bit more in the coming months and soon began to see him everywhere.  Whenever we would go to the Monday evening Traditional Latin Mass at St Ignatius of Antioch, there would be Luis.  We would sporadically go to Eucharistic Adoration at St Rocco on Tuesdays, but when we did, there would be Luis.  When we mentioned to someone that we saw Luis serving a weekday morning Latin Mass at Immaculate Conception, we learned that he would ride his bike from Ohio City to E40 & Superior to serve.  We also learned he was a
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Beauty, Truth & Burgers: Monday 6/13 5:30pm @ St Ignatius Antioch

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“...for from the greatness and beauty of created things comes a corresponding perception of their Creator.” In a time of rampant chaos and nihilism, a growing group of young adults are rediscovering the timeless beauty, sacred truths and abundant goodness of the Catholic Faith.  And then, over a juicy burger or perhaps a homemade brownie, they are getting together for some casual conversation and a few laughs….in urban Cleveland, at some of our city’s oldest and most historic churches. True beauty is objective, transcendent and points toward God.  The whole world was thus aghast when the Notre Dame Cathedral caught flames.   Locally, when Rome overturned the decision to close St. Ignatius of Antioch Church thirteen years ago, the entire town cheered. No one doubted the importance of this historic church.  Thousands of local Catholics and even non-Catholics had rallied together to help save the majestic, sacred beauty. St Ignatius of Antioch was the exact type of parish Bishop Pilla h
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