The Greater Good: Families in Missions
November 27, 2012
Please head over to my family’s new blog (www.weissmissionaries.tumblr.com) and read this wonderful post by my stellar wife, Kristen, on the sacrifices and struggles that much be accepted in the life of a missionary family and really in the life of any Christian seeking to serve the Lord. A very challenging and yet inspiring read.
http://weissmissionaries.tumblr.com/post/36624157637/the-greater-good-families-in-mission
A New Website for FMC! So awesome!
August 24, 2012
We at FMC are so incredibly excited about our new website which went live today! Jump on over and check it out today!
“Now, someone could ask…
August 23, 2012
“Now, someone could ask whether it is right to be so happy when the world is so full of suffering, when there exists so much darkness and evil? Is it right to be so high spirited and joyful? The answer can only be ‘yes!’ Because saying ‘no’ to joy we do nothing of use to anyone, we only make the world darker. And whoever does not love himself cannot give anything to his neighbor, he cannot help him, he cannot be a messenger of peace.
“From our faith we know and every day we see that the world is beautiful and God is good. And because of the fact that he became man and dwelled among us we know it definitively and concretely: yes, God is good and it is good to be a person. We live in this joy, and from this joy we try to bring joy to others, to reject evil and to be servants of peace and reconciliation.” Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict on the Joy of Living!
“We cannot be content…
August 9, 2012
“We cannot be content when we consider the millions of our brothers and sisters, who like us have been redeemed by the blood of Christ but who live in ignorance of the love of God”
JPII on the Mission Ad Gentes of the Church Today
We’ve Moved!
July 25, 2012
We are moving our blog over to a tumblr account although we might be back if we find it difficult to use so just be on the look out for posts from either source.
In the JOY of Christ!
September 2, 2011
As promised many months ago, I will not only bring my blog back to life, but also newsletters to you benefactors, family, and friends that have waited long enough. I have been so horrible about bringing you on this journey and sharing with you the countless joys that have filled my heart and life in the past few months. I promise that this is the beginning of something new and a renewal of my desire to blog, shoot photography, and share stories of God working in my life. All for His glory and praise!!
Men’s Conference
January 15, 2011
This past weekend I was blessed to be invited to participate in a one day men’s retreat in the parish that Kristen and I will be married in. It was at the invitation of Deacon Chris who has been involved with FMC on a regular basis and has blessed our community on many occasions. In addition to this, Joseph Summers, one of our veteran missionaries played worship for the whole day and the main speaker for the day was my friend and mentor from Steubenville Ohio, Deacon Ralph Poyo.
Deacon Ralph’s words of encouragement, challenge, and wisdom really hit my heart and convicted me of the need to grow more into the man of God who I am called to be for the Kristen, my future marriage and family, and for the whole world. The world is groaning and longing for men of virtue, who recognize that they are not the provider, God is. Men who realize daily that they must embrace the cross that has been given them and carry it with passion and drive. We must become the men that bless our wives, families, and communities. We must cease to run from sacrifice, pain, and suffering and instead become true disciples who have died to our sinful ways and past and become men of God. We must stop listening to the lies of the evil one and his “solutions” to our problems, remain in the Lord and make a plan to get to heaven because, “Satan has a plan for us not to get there.”
We were instructed to lead prayer in our households instead of remaining silent like Adam at the side of Eve while she was being tempted by the serpent. We must make our lives firstly about living in Christ and not all about making money. We cannot just “play Church,” instead we must become the Church which is filled with men committed to the kingdom of God.
The Eucharist must be the source of our life and the source of grace pouring into our families for their growth towards heaven.
Many thanks to both Deacon Chris and to Deacon Ralph for their words that challenged us to become the men that our families and nation are desperately needing to lead them to Christ.
Peace. Love. Jesus.
Merry Christmas! And a Happy New Year!
December 26, 2010
May the peace and joy which surpasses our human understanding, guard your hearts and minds in this season of love!
Just wanted to wish all you faithful readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This was the very first year that I did not spend Christmas with my family in Ohio and spent it with Kristen’s family in Crowley, Louisiana. It was such a richly blessed time, bringing some of my own family’s Christmas traditions into her family and celebrating with some new ones for me. It will most definitely be a very memorable Christmas for me as Kristen and I spent it in eager expectation of our own future as a family together. Pray for us as we continue to draw nearer to the Lord to conform ourselves more fully to love and selflessness. May the Holy Family, whose feast we celebrate today, be a powerful example for all our families and a constant means of grace to live committed to one another in love.
Baptism of Therese Regina
December 11, 2010
This past Thursday afternoon one of the missionary families here at FMC had their little baby, Therese Regina baptized and it was such a lovely little occasion to celebrate. It was so amazing to be there as the water was poured over her head and she became the newest member of our Catholic family and for that moment the newest child of God. What a wonderful life we live that we are invited into relationship with the God of the universe at such a young age to be committed to Him and to be commissioned to mission from our earliest days. Our youngest missionary, Therese will be, without a doubt a great missionary and witness for our world living in so much darkness and without the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God be praised for the grace bestowed in His sacraments and for the life of this little missionary.
Donor’s Dinner 2010
December 8, 2010
Sunday night we at FMC hosted our annual Christmas time, donor’s dinner to update many of those who regularly support us that live close enough to come for the evening and any that are invested enough to travel from further away. The night was very blessed, with reports from all of the missions of the past year including time in Spain, Ecuador, Mexico, and Ghana Africa. We were so blessed to be able to host the dinner at the Dominican Convent, Our Lady of the Bayou, which I have spoken of before and it provided a very intimate, and familiar atmosphere in general. Here are a few photos from the delightful evening.
Missionary Jon 
