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May 18 Today is the 27 anniversary of my ordination

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | May 18, 2023 | 5 comments

Today (May 18) 27 years ago, I was ordained to the priesthood. May 18 is also the birthday of St John Paul II. Next Thursday (May 25) around 11am, I will have spent exactly 50 percent of my life as a priest. Where does the time go? God is Good and His Love and Grace...

Why any priest should consider himself blessed to be a full time Hospital Chaplin

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | May 16, 2023 | 2 comments

Why any priest should consider himself blessed to be a full time Hospital Chaplin!! Jesus taught sanctified and healed. This 3 fold mission is also the mission of every priest. Most priest see this as their mission and are happy to come into the hospital to visit a...

Continuing the Mission at the Hospital

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | May 8, 2023 | 0 comments

Thank you to everyone who has already donated. As you can see, we are almost halfway to our goal!! If you would like to donate in honor of Fr. Stefan’s birthday (May 11) and/or his 27th ordination anniversary (May 18), go to our website (www.padrepioministry.org) for...

Faith Healer

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | May 5, 2023 | 0 comments

What do you think of Faith Healer? Probably mostly frauds? I write this because I put up a meme from a Catholic that had a picture of Benny Hinn.. with the caption “You don’t see faith healers working in hospital for the same reason you don’t see...

Miracles and I Newton

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 17, 2023 | 0 comments

I was listening the other day to a Podcast with Jordan P and a brilliant Brian Keating.. Brian K is a cosmologist.. who studies the origin of the universe.. as I was so impressed by Brian that I purchased his latest book ‘Into the Impossible.’ And it made...

Divine Mercy Sunday

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 15, 2023 | 0 comments

I just finished my Morning Prayers, and today was the ninth day of the Divine Mercy Novena.. that began on Good Friday. I have been faithful to this Novena for my entire priesthood, and even into the seminary. While the Novena can be prayed any time. Jesus told St...

Easter Vigil In Roppongi Japan Summer of 85.

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 7, 2023 | 0 comments

My dad was assigned to work at the US Embassy in Tokyo Japan 1984 to 1988. The Summer of 1985 I went to Tokyo to visit my dad and spend my Easter break with him in Tokyo. His apartment was caller Perry Tower… named after a famous Perry.. from I believe WW II...

Holy Thursday and mystery of Judas

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 6, 2023 | 0 comments

I just got back into my room after celebrating the Holy Thursday Liturgy.. It was on the night that Jesus gave us the sacrament of the Eucharist and the Priesthood.. that Judas left the room, and we are told ‘it was night.’ The night being an image of the...

How seriously does God deal with sin 1 Peter 4 17

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 6, 2023 | 0 comments

We read in 1 Peter 4, 17 ‘For the time of judgment, and it must being with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News.’ In the paper this morning the report of sexual...

The Sin of Envy and the thief on the left

by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 2, 2023 | 0 comments

Fr Stefan reflection on the thief on the left and sin of Envy and those who always attack Pope Francis. The sin of the Bad thief was envy. He would said ‘Jesus come down from the cross and save yourself and us ‘ He was full of envy.. Fulton S wrote ‘that he was saying...