Check out the Facebook page “Ask a Catholic Priest” where I contribute to the discussion. http://www.facebook.com/Fr.Ron.Floyd#!/AskAPriest?ref=ts Fr. Ron

Q. I was visiting a church, and I noticed a carving on the altar of a pelican feeding little pelicans. I have never seen this before. What does it mean? A A. The symbolism of the mother pelican feeding her little baby pelicans is rooted in an ancient legend which preceded Christianity. The legend was that in time of famine, the mother pelican wounded herself, striking her breast with the beak to feed her young with her blood to prevent starvation. Another version of the legend was that the...

Have you ever wondered who that person was sitting next to you in the pew at Mass? In the Gospel Jesus says that whoever listens to my words and does the will of my Father in Heaven is my mother, and brother, and sister.   As members of Christ Body the Church we are one family in Christ, even if sometimes we don’t act like it! One of the initiatives for our parishes celebration of its centennial is a parish picture book, which will contain the pictures and names of every family in the parish....

No, priest must wear their clerics at all times….SYKE… Priests get this alot, although most people who know me quickly find out the answer.  As my classmates once noted I am a fish, I love the water, and so for better or worse you will often find me in a bathing suit.  Especially on Beach Day when for the last four years the St. Patrick’s Youth Group has travelled with me to Martha’s Vineyard. This video is a perfect answer to the question: Priests wear their clerics...

Just a note: Our address has changed just a little bit. We are now at just 82 High St. (NO PO BOX)

New Videos Available on St. Patrick’s Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/StPatricksWareham Also new pictures on our Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stpatrickswareham/