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Our Lady of Victories Church (serving Harrington Park, River Vale and the Pascack/Northern Valley) 150 Harriot Avenue, Harrington Park, New Jersey www.olvhp.org WELCOME S˞˗ˍˊˢ, July 19, 2020 A.D.

To the Family of OUR LADY OF VICTORIES

(THE LITTLE CHURCH WITH THE BIG HEART)

Parish Office 201-768-1706

COME WORSHIP WITH US

Rev. Wojciech B. Jaskowiak Pastor

Mr. Thomas Lagatol Mr. Albert McLaughlin

Maria Hellrigel - Parish Secretary 201-768-1706

Religious Education (CCD) Susan Evanella Denise Coulter (LSEC)

201-768-1400

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Or write an email to parish email Novenas prayed after 8:00 a.m. Mass: [email protected] Our Lady of the : Monday See page 2 for new Mass schedule. St. Jude and St. Anthony: Wednesday THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION: Infant of Prague: 25th of the month Mon.-Sat.: 7:30-7:50am. Saturday: 11:00-11:50am; 3:00-3:45pm

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Fr. Wojciech’s Corner little known —St. Sharbel Makluf - 5 fascinating facts! This coming week we will start a series of celebrations of 1st Holy 1) He became a at 23, a at 31, then a at 46 Communions with 32 children. The celebrations will take place July 24 at St. Charbel was born Yousef Antoun Makhlouf in 1828 in the mountains of 5PM, July 25 at 12 Noon, July 30 & 31 at 5PM. Due to the restriction and Northern Lebanon. He was raised into a devout Christian family, and was safety regulations we will only allow the immediate families with few guests. one of five children. He wanted to become a monk from a young age. He Please pray for these children; they were waiting long enough. May God helped his family tend to a small flock, and often took the flock to a grotto to bless them for their patience and nourish all their deep hungers with His pray before the Blessed Mary. This grotto became “his first hermitage Body, the TRUE FOOD. and altar of worship.” When he became a monk of the Lebanese Maronite As our 1st Holy Communicants welcome God into their souls and thus Order at 23, he took the name “Charbel.” He completely devoted his life to become new living temples let us take their joy and make it ours. May their Christ “with an undivided heart.” 1st Holy Communion remind us of ours and reinvigorate us with new ways 2) No one saw his face while he was alive. According to Three Lights to welcome God into our souls as well. From the East by Fr. Mansour Awad, “People never saw his face when he Let us also pray for all those who lost their physical temples in places was alive. He always kept his head down in church, at work or when walking, (not even reported in the news) and especially for those who burned Churches or statues of Blessed Virgin Mary. always looking to the ground. “He would lift his eyes only to heaven. When in Next weekend, our own Sr. Elizabeth will be selling raffle tickets for church, he always faced the altar with his eyes fixed on the tabernacle. How- the annual Sisters of 50/50. Please consider the cause and see the ever, when he died and was lying face upward, his eyes were closed, still not bottom right corner of this page for details.. looking at anyone, exactly as in his lifetime.” St. Charbel was extremely In the last corner I encouraged families to see the box below about devoted to the Eucharist. He suffered a stroke while reciting this prayer on ideas for vacations; also page 5 has Jason and Crystalina Evert - great Dec. 16, 1898: “Father of Truth, behold Your Son a sacrificed pleasing to people to learn from. One more idea. What about everyday to listen to the You, accept the offering of Him who died for me…” great -Relevant Radio 1430AM. Choose something you like. My 3) After St. Charbel’s death, a fellow monk “saw a light…circling Fr. two favorite shows (among other great ones) are Patrick Madrid and Charbel’s body.” St. Charbel died on Christmas Eve in 1898 before the Trending with Timmerie (new show by the way). Relevant radio has many presence of the Eucharist. When one of the visited the tabernacle at shows that are in Q&A format, so great ways to learn when you drive or midnight following his death, he saw a light surrounding the tabernacle and even to spend time with families for “summer religious recap”. You can also St. Charbel’s body...after his body was already transported for burial! Fr. go to their website and see their schedule https://relevantradio.com/listen/ Mansour Awad wrote in Three Lights From the East that “The body of Father schedule/ or just browse anything of your interest on relevant radio.com. Charbel was in front of the altar. “The monk saw a light bursting from the Good luck. door of the tabernacle, circling the body of Father Charbel, easing up to the chandelier above the coffin and back to the tabernacle.” GREAT WAYS 4) Light illuminated from his tomb. Many people, including Christians and with kids to SPEND SUMMER Muslims, reported light illuminating from St. Charbel’s tomb after his death. go to daily Mass with your kids His body was exhumed multiple times. Church authorities found him com- recite daily the Rosary pletely incorrupt. A few months after his death, authorities found that “further and read stories from Book of Genesis, Exodus, examination showed that his body transpired blood and water like any living Book of Judges, 1 and 2 , Book of Judith, Ruth, organism.” Fr. Peter Mishmshany, a St. Maron priest who visited Fr. Charbel Esther and Book of prophet and while he was ill, and participated in his burial said, “When a light was seen rising over the tomb, witnessed by many people, then the tomb was opened Read Lives of and the body was found to be sound, perfect, incorrupt.” Fr. Charbel’s body by Alban Butler, Online resources reportedly remained intact for more than 40 years after his death. http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/lots/index.htm 5) Many healing miracles are attributed to his powerful intercession. St. Or online google the saint of your birth day, Baptism, 1st Charbel is most well-known for his powerful intercession for the sick. Many Holy Communion, Graduation day, Confirmation day, wed- miracles have occurred through him. In 1936, Sr. Mary Abel Kamary of the ding day, etc. You can also travel virtually to the places Two Sacred Hearts suffered from an serious internal condition. Her where they lived - SO MUCH FUN, so much to find out and pancreas, gallbladder and kidney were stuck together, causing uncontrolled learn & above all so much INSPIRATION vomiting and paralyzation of her right arm. She underwent multiple unsuc- SO MUCH FUN + INSPIRATION cessful surgeries. She endured this intense suffering for 14 years. She vom- ited everything she ate, her teeth decayed, and she walked with a cane. Just a Reminder The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are After hearing of St. Charbel’s intercession, she asked for his help. He then designated as days of penance, but each individual may substitute for the blessed her in a dream, and she later visited Fr. Charbel’s grave in Lebanon. traditional abstinence from meat some other practice of voluntary self-denial “No sooner had she touched the grave tile than she felt a current in her back. penance. “While she was praying near the coffin, the name of St. Charbel appeared carved on the tile, wreathed with drops of glistening sweat. She wiped it with Please donate used clothing, small appliances, shoes, Clothing Bins her scarf and then rubbed it on the afflicted area. Thus she got up and linens, sheets, towels, stuffed animals, novels, children’s books/toys to our walked, which raised the shouts of joy for her recovery.” bins located on the church grounds. Thank you. St. Paul VI canonized this Maronite saint on Oct. 9, 1977. His feast day is July 24. - Churchpop.com New Mass Schedule for Opening Church

Saturday evening 4:00PM and 5:00PM Sisters of Charity 50/50 Raffle Sr. Elizabeth will be selling raffle tickets next weekend, July Sunday 7:00AM, 8:00AM , 9:30AM - also live-streamed, 25/26 after the Masses to support Maris Stella Retreat Center $20 10:45AM, 10:45AM Family Mass in OLV GYM each or 3-for-$50. 1st prize 25%, 2nd prize 15%, 3rd prize 10% of 12:00Noon, 1:00PM Spanish, 6:00PM, gross receipts. Drawing will be Sept. 6 at Maris Stella. Winner need

There will be no 7:00PM Mass on Sunday evening. not be present. Please make checks payable to Sisters of Charity. - 3 - Mondays are dedicated to the Holy Angels. Pray for Those in the Military Mass Intentions US Army US Marine Corps. Monday, July 20 – St. Apollinaris - bishop - martyr Captain Ben Clemente Corporal Shanna Bennett 8:00 Rodger Ryan R/b Sr. Elizabeth RRT Specialist James Crumb Corporal Matthew Brady 12:00 Frank Muggeo R/b Bob and Sue Muggeo Specialist Peter Dippolito 1st Lieutenant Ryan Colomeo Tuesday, – St. Lawrence of - priest - doctor Major Franson Lance Corporal Thomas Iafrate 8:00 Agnes Connolly R/b Jim and Caroline Conolly Sergeant First Class Charles Greene Corporal Levine 12:00 William McGinnis R/b Pete and Carole Stonitsch Captain Shawn Linn US Navy Wednesday, July 22 – St. Lieutenant Gigi McElroy Lt. Commander Julia Cheringal Colonel John McLaughlin Ensign Jon Clemente 8:00 Robert Connolly R/b Margaret Brandes Captain John G. Miele Lieutenant Joseph Jaeger 12:00 Vic Svorinic R/b Michael and Barbara Fizulich US Air Force Lieutenant Andrew Jaeger Thursday, July 23 – St. Bridget of , religious Chief Master Sergeant Shawn Llewellyn 8:00 Sally Leone R/b the Dunn Family

12:00 John Ballas R/b the Zwerle Family Prayer for the Safety of Soldiers Friday, July 24 – St. Sharbel Makluf, priest Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in You will be glad 8:00 Jim Barrett R/b the Barrett Family and forever will shout for joy. Protect these soldiers as they discharge 12:00 Sam Burruano - 5th Anniversary R/b Mike and Maria Hellrigel their duties. Protect them with the shield of Your strength and keep Saturday, July 25 – St. James, apostle them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of Your love enable 8:00 Andrew I. Young R/b the Tenafly Paras them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may 12:00 Anna Lucia Arias R/b Maria Arias ever praise You for Your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord. 4:00 Stanton and Vollmers Family R/b the Foley Family 5:00 Attilio Matire R/b the Younghans Family Pray for Our Sick Sunday, July 26 - Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of Mary Please Pray in the name of JESUS, the Healer, that the sick of the 7:00 John Ascolese R/b Carl and Rita Colasuonno Parish may be restored to health and all those who assist and care 8:00 Roger C. Friedman R/b Greg and Sue Evanella for the sick will be given the strength to continue God’s Will: baby Cor- 9:30 Roseanne Francone R/b Mary Ann Donohue Ryan delia, baby Emmet Fischer, baby James Amicucci, baby Jonathan, 10:45 Gerald Maurin R/b Al and Margaret Algeria Richard Bolton, Robert Brawley, Dominic Carini, Sal Cenicola, Helen 10;45 Gym Michael B. Ryan R/b Mary Ann Ryan Choma, Kevin Columbo, Marie D’Ascenzo, Maryann Dean, Lorraine 12:00 Intentions of Ernesto Salazar R/b the McElroy Family Degerdon, Vincent DePaola, Marge Devitt, Carl Falasca, Jay Filippone, 1:00 People of the Parish Marie Filippone, Christine Fitzgerald, Mary Foley, Amy Hartwell, Peter 6:00 Michelina Vassallo R/b Jay and Linda Gold Kellar, Milan Krupa, Mary Lowe, James McGarry, Robert Milli, Gianna Moscatello, John Pal, John Peterson Jr, Joan and Buddy Phalon, Marie Sanctuary Memorials Piazza, Canice Prince, Bruce Michael Ricciardi, Louise Ricciardi, Vin- The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week for the repose of the cent Ricciardi, Veronica Romanchuk, Agnes Rotundo, Beth Sacco, soul of Michael B. Ryan, r/b Mary Ann Ryan. Mike Tobia, Brian, Carla, Chris, Christina, Dierdre, Edward, Elba, Fiona, Jen- The Bl. Virgin Mary Votive Lamp will burn this week for the repose nifer, Joann, Karen, Lisa, Lou, Lucas, Lynn, Michael, Patrick, Paul, Peter, Robert, of the soul of Michael A. Casenta, r/b Colleen Connors Casenta. Roseann, Sean, Sharon. The Votive Lamp will burn this week for the men and women who gave their lives in defense of our country. Spiritual Communion composed by Cardinal

As I cannot this day enjoy the happiness of assisting at the holy Flower & Sanctuary Offerings Mysteries, O my God! I transport myself in spirit at the foot of Thine If you would like to donate flowers for the Altar, BVM altar; I unite with the Church, which by the hands of the priest, offers Thee Thine adorable Son in the Holy Sacrifice; I offer myself with Him, and St. Joseph, call the rectory. Flowers, Bread and Wine, by Him, and in His Name. I adore, I praise, and thank Thee, imploring the BVM and St. Joseph Votive Lamps and Sanctuary Thy mercy, invoking Thine assistance, and presenting Thee the hom- Lamp in the Church can be dedicated on a weekly basis. age I owe Thee as my Creator, the love due to Thee as my Savior.

Apply to my soul, I beseech Thee, O merciful Jesus, Thine infinite My Parish—COVID-19—My Responsibility merits; apply them also to those for whom I particularly wish to pray. We thank all those who so generously continue to support our I desire to communicate spiritually, that Thy Blood may purify, Thy parish by mailing in your donations. At the same time, we under- Flesh strengthen, and Thy Spirit sanctify me. May I never forget that stand that some have been laid off from their work or experiencing Thou, my divine Redeemer, hast died for me; may I die to all that is decreased income and are unable to continue their donations at this not Thee, that hereafter I may live eternally with Thee. Amen. time. Donations / offering envelopes may be mailed to: OLV Rectory, 81 Lynn Street, Harrington Park, NJ 07640. SICK OR “HOMEBOUND” Thank you for your generosity.

If you are sick or “homebound” (or know someone who is), and would like to have Communion, please contact the Rectory at 201-768-1706. The world would have peace if only men of politics But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives would follow the Gospels. to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it. St. James 1:5 - 4 - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7th Sunday after Pentecost Saint Bridget of Sweden July 23rd Magnificent Promises to Saint Bridget of Sweden Saint Bridget of Sweden was born about the year 1302 in Sweden, As St. Bridget for a long time wanted to know the number of blows Our and belonged to an illustrious as well as pious family. Shortly after her Lord received during His Passion, He one day appeared to her and said: birth Bridget lost her saintly mother. Her father then undertook to raise “I received 5480 blows on My Body. If you wish to honor them in some her with the aid of an aunt. way, say 15 Our Fathers and 15 Hail Marys with the following Prayers As a very young girl Saint Bridget manifested a decided inclination (which He taught her) for a whole year. When the year is up, you will for things spiritual. At the age of ten God favored her with a vision of have honored each one of My Wounds.” the Crucified. The thought of the unspeakable torments which our Lord Our Lord grants these promises to all who devoutly recite the 15 Saint endured on Calvary affected her so deeply that she shed copious Bridget Prayers every day for a year: tears, and from that moment the sacred Passion was the subject of her 1. I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from . meditation. 2. 15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and preserved in grace. Saint Bridget of Sweden wished to consecrate her virginity to the 3. 15 sinners of his lineage will be converted. Lord, but obedient to the wish of her father she married Prince Ulf, a 4. Whoever recites these Prayers will attain the first degree of perfection. young man of solid virtue. Both joined the in order to 5. 15 days before his death I will give him My Precious Body in order strengthen themselves in the works of piety and the practice of penance. that he may escape eternal starvation; I will give him My Precious God blessed their marriage with eight children, and Bridget made it her Blood to drink lest he thirst eternally. sacred duty to raise them in the fear of God. 6. 15 days before his death he will feel a deep contrition for all his sins Among her charities there stands out especially her service to the poor and will have a perfect knowledge of them. 7. I will place before him the sign of My Victorious Cross for his help and the infirm; she waited on them with great care, sometimes even and defense against the attacks of his enemies. washing their feet and kissing them. 8. Before his death I shall come with My Dearest Beloved Mother. During the return journey from Compostela, where they visited the 9. I shall graciously receive his soul, and will lead it into eternal joys. grave of the Apostle St James, Ulf fell seriously ill at Arras. St Denis then 10. And having led it there I shall give him a special draught from the appeared to Bridget at night and assured her that her husband would fountain of My Deity, something I will not for those who have not recover. He also foretold events which would take place in their lives. Ulf recited My Prayers. soon afterwards entered the Cistercian of Alvastra, where he 11. Let it be known that whoever may have been living in a of died in the odor of sanctity in 1344. mortal sin for 30 years, but who will recite devoutly, or have the Saint Bridget of Sweden now divided her estate among her children intention to recite these Prayers, the Lord will forgive him all his sins. and the poor, clothed herself in a coarse garment with a cord for a girdle, 12. I shall protect him from strong temptations. and began to lead a very austere life. She built a convent for nuns at 13. I shall preserve and guard his 5 senses. and gave them the rule of St Augustine, thus founding the 14. I shall preserve him from a sudden death. Order of Our Savior. She spent two more years partly at Vadstena 15. His soul will be delivered from eternal death. and partly at Alvastra, where her husband had died. Then, at God's 16. He will obtain all he asks for from God and the Blessed Virgin. command, she went to , where she practiced the virtues in a high 17. If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to die the next degree. day, his life will be prolonged. St Bridget labored much for the return of the papacy to Rome, and was 18. Every time one recites these Prayers he gains 100 days . charged by God to deliver several messages to Innocent VI, 19. He is assured of being joined to the supreme Choir of Angels. Urban V, and Gregory XI. 20. Whoever teaches these Prayers to another, will have continuous joy In 1371 she made a visit to the Holy Land in compliance with a com- and merit which will endure eternally. mand from our Lord. There He bestowed on her extraordinary graces 21. There where these Prayers are being said or will be said in the and imparted to her a knowledge of His sacred mysteries. future God is present with His grace. Upon her return to Italy she was stricken with a grievous illness, which For Prayers of St. Bridget visit www..com/catholicism/library/ afflicted her for an entire year. Having foretold the day of her death, she prayers-of-saint-bridget-9117 passed into the joys of eternity on July 23, 1373 at the age of 71 years. St Bridget was laid to rest in the Poor Clare convent of St Lawrence in *** *** *** Panisperna. The following year her body was removed to the convent at Vadstena in Sweden. Many miracles were wrought at her intercession, A Little Humor … and Pope Boniface IX canonized her. Q: Where do bees go on vacation? A: Stingapore! www.roman-catholic-saints.com from: The Franciscan Book of Saints, ed. by Marion Habig, ofm. Q: Where do sharks go on summer vacation? A: Finland!

Q: Where did Tarzan go on summer vacation? Remember that you will derive strength by reflecng A: Hollywood and Vine. that the saints yearn for you to join their ranks; desire to Q: Why did the robot go on summer vacation? see you fight bravely, and that you behave like true A: He needed to recharge his batteries. knights in your encounters with the same adversies Q: Where do sheep go on vacation? which they had to conquer, and that breathtaking joy is A: To the baaaaaahamas. theirs and your eternal reward for having endured a few years of temporal pain. Every drop of earthly bierness will be changed into an ocean of heavenly sweetness." KIDZ KORNER ANSWERS St. 1. Tabernacle. 2. Chalice. 3. Purificator. 4. Altar . 5. Chasuble. - 5 - July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LA LECHE THE OF OUR LADY OF LA LECHE Beautiful Lady of the Milk, beloved mother of Baby Jesus and my moth- The Virgin, Mother of the child Jesus, er, please hear my humble prayer. Your motherly heart knows all of my caring for His tender body and nourish- desires, all of my needs. Only to you, Immaculate Virgin has your Divine ing Him during His long months of hu- Son made known the sentiments that fill my soul. Yours is the sacred man weakness, has inspired mothers privilege of being the Mother of the Redeemer. Intercede now to Him, and future mothers with the miracle my beloved Mother, so that, according to His will, I can be mother of the of Bethlehem. The Catacombs in Rome children the Lord desires to send me. I ask this, O Lady of the Milk, in the during the second century display the name of your Divine Son, My Lord and Redeemer. Amen. Blessed Virgin Mary nourishing baby O Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of Your gentle Mother, Jesus. The great museums of art in Our Lady of the Milk, who carried you close to her heart during the long contain paintings of Our Lady months before your birth, I entrust myself into your hands. I implore you of the Milk and of the Good Delivery, deliver me from useless and consuming worries. Accept the sacrifice of eloquent proof of the devotion of women my ills and pains, which I join with your sufferings on the cross. Above all, from all centuries to the nursing Mother merciful and loving Jesus, protect from all evil this child which you have of Baby Jesus. given me, bestowing upon him the health and vigor that every child needs. In Madrid, there is a statue of the Vir- Place in my heart and on my lips the prayers of your Mother and mine, our gin, Our Lady of the Milk that had been beautiful Lady of the Milk. All of this I ask with the intention that my child rescued from sacrilegious hands; it was and myself can live to adore eternally Your Holy Name. Amen. kept in the home of a pious marriage. When it seemed that most likely the mother and the unborn son would die, Our Lady of the Milk heard the Soar Like an Eagle desperate pleadings of the husband, and granted her a joyous delivery. Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long Together, the couple spread the news of the powerful intercession of the before it breaks? Blessed Virgin Mary before Our Lord to other families. Knowing of the The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. intercession of Our Lady of the Milk, King Phillip III of Spain personally When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift built a sanctuary in honor of her maternity. Little after, this devotion it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring became one of the most popular in all of Spain. above it. In the 1620’s the Spanish colonists, as a sign of their love for the nursing The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it Mother of Jesus Christ, established the first sanctuary dedicated to the higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm. Blessed Virgin Mary in what is today the United States. It was established When the storms of life come upon us, like the eagle, we can rise above in the same place where the first Mass had been celebrated years before, them and ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure, at the Mission ‘Name of God’, in St. Augustine, Florida. The rustic chapel and disappointment into our lives. and several others, built after were destroyed by the artillery in the first What is your greatest challenge right now? Jot it down. And then let it lift days of the colony, and later by hurricanes. The actual chapel was built in you higher. Author Unknown 1915, and there a replica of the rustic statue is exposed. The altar and the statue from the church of San Luis in Madrid were burnt on March 13, 1936 by the communists during the Spanish civil war. DEAR YOUNG PEOPLE Thousands of Mothers go to the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Milk at St. If you have never heard Augustine to ask for the blessing of maternity, pleading Our Lady of the Jason and Crystalina Evert speak Milk for her intercession, in order that God may obtain for them a good You missed great talks, delivery, as well as joyful and pious children. Several thousand write annu- google: ally to the Priest director of the sanctuary asking that they be remembered jason and crystalina evert videos in the Masses and prayers. Also thousands of letters are received testify- U WILL NOT REGRET ing to the love of Our Lady of the Milk to her devoted and faithful children.

The Miraculous Milk Grotto in Bethlehem: KIDZ KORNER A short distance south of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a 1. In Church, what is the golden ‘box” that contains the Hosts? shrine called the Milk Grotto, on a street of the same name. An irregular 2. In Church, what is the name of the “cup” that the Priest uses? grotto hollowed out of soft white rock, the site is sacred to Christian and 3. What is the name of the cloth that the Priest uses to wipe out the cup? Muslim alike. According to tradition the stopped here 4. In Church what is the name of the big stone “table”? during their flight to Egypt. While the Virgin Mary was nursing the baby 5. What is the name of the colored vestment that the priest wears at Mass? Jesus, a drop of her milk fell to the ground and the stone on which it fell Answers on page four. turned white. Today many women come here to ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin for a plentiful supply of milk for their children, as well as for fertility and other birth-related concerns. Scrapings from the white walls I prefer to judge the Church on her saints rather than her sinners are mixed with milk. On the walls there are many pictures, letters and because her saints have done so much more for me than her testimonies in thanksgiving for favors and healings granted at this special sinners could ever take away. I cannot help but think that others Grotto. (The powder is available only at the shrine; it may not be ordered are like me and could find the same benefit from the plethora of from overseas.) saints who point the way to the loving God. — Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. from Finding True Happiness