RESPONDING TO THE SPIRIT WITH POPE FRANCIS: In the Soul, In the Church, and In the World
will be offered by REV. BRUCE NIELI, CSP
Father Nieli was Ordained a Paulist priest May 5, 1973, in New York City
Master's Degree in Pastoral Counseling, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York, 1979
Parish staff of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Manhattan's west side, 1972-1979
Spiritual Advisor of the Hispanic Youth Movement (CAMINO) , Archdiocese of New York 1978-83
Founding Director of the Center for Spiritual Development of the Archdiocese of New York, 1979-1983
Member of the Bilingual Mission Team of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, 1983-1986
Director of Evangelization for the Diocese of Austin, 1986-1989
Director of Evangelization for the Texas Catholic Conference, 1986-1993
Father Nieli was the principal writer, MISSION: TEXAS, the Texas Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on evangelization; draft writer for Papal Talk on PARISH LIFE at Plaza Guadalupe, San Antonio, Texas, 1987; Co-author, draft for THY KINGDOM COME: A MANUAL FOR DIOCESAN EVANGELIZATION STAFF of the Committee on Evangelization of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops; Columnist ( "Praying with the Church" ) appearing in several diocesan newspapers, 1986-1993; editorial writer, CATHOLIC SPIRIT, the newspaper of the Diocese of Austin, 1986-1989
Saturday and Sunday, November 30-December 1, Father Nieli will preach at all the Masses
Monday, December 2, Tuesday, December 3, Wednesday, December 4 Father will celebrate morning Mass. The schedule for the days of the Mission will be:
Confessions at 5:30 PM; visits to homebound on select mornings
Mission service at 7:00 PM in the church
Monday, December 2--RESPONDING TO THE SPIRIT IN THE SOUL: How to pray and grow spiritually
Tuesday, December 3--RESPONDING TO THE SPIRIT IN THE CHURCH: Why Catholic?
Wednesday, December 4--RESPONDING TO THE SPIRIT IN THE WORLD: Connecting our Catholic faith in Jesus with American culture