Parish Groups

Women in the church Click on small image to enlarge Photo by: Joan Morris/Dorothy Irvin This archaeological photograph of a mosaic in the Church of St. Praxedis in Rome shows, in the blue mantle, the Virgin Mary, foremother of women leaders in the
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Calling All Gardeners and Green Thumbs! Xavier Peace & Justice invites all parishioners to join us at Wanaqua Garden — a community garden being created in the Bronx. On a beautiful Saturday morning, April 27th, I set off to meet
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Women In Black New York stand in silent vigil to protest war, rape as a tool of war, ethnic cleansing and human rights abuses all over the world. We are silent because mere words cannot express the tragedy that wars and hatred bring. We refuse to add to the cacophony of empty statements that are spoken with the best intentions yet may be erased or go unheard under the sound of a passing ambulance or a bomb exploding nearby.
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Church of St. Francis Xavier – Participates in the 2010 Gay Pride March: Press Release An Important Update from Father Joe.

NOTICE: There will be NO meetings in August. Our next meeting will be held on: Friday Sept. 17th at 7:00 PM in the Mary Chapel. our guest at that time will be our pastor, Fr. Joe Costantino, S.J. “Happy Summer
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