Religious Education - Children
Catechist BlogWhat We Believe
Each Sunday at Mass, we profess our faith. We proclaim what we believe via the Creed. A creed is a brief statement of faith used to list important truths, to clarify doctrinal points and to distinguish truth from error. The word creed comes from the Latin word credo,...
Crossing Over
I am sure each one of us has our own story of a time when we came to that bridge too far and we didn’t cross over. Didn’t cross over, couldn’t cross over, refused to cross over – these are very thin lines of distinction. Sometimes the very act of crossing over...
Before the Storm
The Sea of Galilee has a temperament of wind and storm that can turn on the unwary sailor. The seas and wind are building. Is this just the front of a more powerful trailing storm? It’s the dead of night and one can’t see the horizon. Maybe concern is giving way to...
We Want Food!
In today’s first reading the Israelites murmur: “Would that we had meat for food.” They remember the “good old days” as they complain: “We remember the fish we used to eat without cost in Egypt…But now we are famished.” Of course, they forget that when they were in...
Different Kinds of Pearls
Off the shores of the Philippines, a fisherman discovered a very large, misshapen pearl. It was not pretty. It looked more like an amoeba, with blobs and folds everywhere. He took the unusual find home and stowed it under his bed. When he moved ten years later, he...
Poor Martha
Poor Martha…She works so hard while all her sister Mary does is sit around listening to Jesus. When she complains, Jesus tells her that Mary has chosen the better part. Poor Martha, she even no longer has her own feast day. In 2020 Pope Francis included her whole...
Things to Treasure
The parable of the “pearl of great price” and “treasure buried in a field” are well known. Did you know that these are unique to Matthew’s gospel? “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes...
Weeds and Wheat
In the “Parable of the Weeds and the Wheat” (Matthew 13:24-30) Jesus gives us His view of His disciples and of the church. They are a mix bag! Among His disciples and in the church are both weeds and wheat. Sometimes the disciples are wheat as when Jesus calls...
Out of an abundance of Caution….
After some discussion, at the recent meeting of the Parish Council, it was decided that we would not do the Labor day Picnic or Francis Fest this year. Because of the recent spike in cases of COVID (Delta Variant), the Council felt that there could be some risk in...
Back to School Supplies Drive
Why this is Important Studies have shown that starting the school year with the necessary school supplies promotes learning, boosts self-esteem, and helps keep kids in school. Unfortunately as states have cut school spending, schools are providing less and parents are...