Religious Education - Children
Catechist BlogMary, Mother of the Church, Servant
Today we celebrate the feast of Mary, the Mother of the Church. The title “Mother of the Church” for Mary was proclaimed by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964, at the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council’s third session. To better focus the Church’s attention on...
Become what you see…
This Sunday, May 30th 2021, is Holy Trinity Sunday. We are a people who profess a faith in a God that has revealed God’s self as a Trinitarian God. In the history of the Church there were many who looked at the same Scriptures and denied that God was one, yet three...
I LOVE YOU!!
I LOVE YOU! Have you ever thought why these three words are so powerful that they could make or break a relationship? I LOVE YOU! Three words that we all say to those we love. What is really in this phrase? It is like a magic phrase. Those words could make someone to...
Jesus, Unity
“I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us.” Jesus continues to pray for us in today’s Gospel. God’s desire is to unite all...
Looking Beyond Ourselves
Victor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who chronicled the horror of three years in four Nazi concentration camps, in his book “Man’s Search for Meaning.” He writes about finding hope even in the most hopeless of situations. He speaks about the...
Who prays for you?
In the Confiteor, we hold up the things we have done and what we have failed to do. The first reading for today’s Mass is certainly a list of what St. Paul has done for the sake of the Gospel. He has traveled, worked, suffered, been prosecuted, imprisoned, witnessed,...
Along the Continuum
Who were these 12 people that Paul encounters in today’s first reading? They were generically referred to as “disciples” in Acts 19:1. Many people assume, based on the following verses, that they were not followers of Jesus, but rather a remnant of the followers of...
A sense from you, the Parishioners
Thank you to the almost 600 households who responded to our parish-wide survey about a potential return to the celebration of Mass without masks, tickets, and all the necessary precautions of the past 18 months. Your responses were insightful and we want to share some...
Love, Friendship, Chosen
Today’s Gospel repeats last Sunday’s Gospel. It is part of Jesus’ Last Supper Discourse, His “Last Will and Testament.” Jesus emphasizes what is the core of His message in this last address to His disciples. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? It means to...
It Changes, Everything Changes
Life is constantly changing. Today we hear that Paul, Aquila, Priscilla, and the disciples of Jesus had to adjust to changes in their lives. We too face and adjust to changes. Obviously, we have all faced rough times over the last years with the Coronavirus crisis....