“If you’re a Catholic and you don’t fully back the government, it’s seen as grave disloyalty. This is why we face serious problems here.”
The parish has honored Father Carasala through events like a memorial 5K, the “Rooted in Christ” event and a rosary and Mass on his birthday.
The image of Merciful Jesus “came out of Vilnius and went to the whole world,” she said. “But it is not a decoration on a wall. It is …