Religious Education - Children
Catechist BlogHoly Communion outside of Mass
On Christmas Day we offered "drive by" Holy Communion to those who had participated in the parish live stream Mass. We have received numerous emails from parishioners expressing their appreciation for the opportunity to receive the Eucharist. Some had not been able to...
Resolutions and habits
Unless you happen to be like my muse, Calvin, in the comic strip, I suspect you are about to make some New Year’s resolutions. How did you do on last year’s resolutions? About the same as the rest of us? One ad hominem wisdom saying defines “insanity” this way: to...
Feast of the Holy Innocents
A classic Christmas song is the Coventry Carol. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2. the carol...
Just do your thing
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What, then, will this child be?
“What, then, will this child be? For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.” Today the Gospel celebrates the birth of John the Baptist. The birth of a child is an occasion for great joy. Being the 2nd oldest of 10 children I was able to celebrate the birth of many...
Lowly Servants
In today’s Gospel we hear Mary’s great song of praise, the Magnificat. The title is taken from the opening Latin words of this hymn: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord” (magnificat anima mea Dominum). Like Mary you and I are also called to give glory and...
God comes from within
From the article, ‘God Comes from Within’ by Kathy Coffey After a long, tiring trip, the young woman arrives at the home of her cousin, who is several years older. She’s come to care for her, who despite her years, is expecting a child. The young woman is pregnant,...
Joseph’s Song
We are more and more close to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. As part of this season, we listen to “Holidays Songs.” Most of them are upbeat, joyous, and get us excited. I listen to them in English, Spanish, and French. However, there are also true...
Ram, son of who?
The gospel for today is the genealogy from Matthew. I have proclaimed this gospel for many years, and truth be told, I can see eyes glaze over a bit, people yawn, shift in their seats. It is certainly not an action-packed narrative. We are familiar with Abraham, Isaac...
On mission
We are familiar with the story of John the Baptist as the herald of the coming Messiah – it is the story that introduces and highlights the Advent season. But Advent’s proclamation of Christmas is not the end of John’s story. He remained a man faithful to God’s...