Religious Education - Children
Catechist BlogServant and Apostle
In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us that he is a servant and an apostle: “Amen, amen, I say to you, no servant (doulos) is greater than his master nor any messenger (apostolos) greater than the one who sent him.” What does it mean to be a servant? Jesus gave a concrete...
It’s About Sharing
The plane taxied to the edge of the runway – and stopped. Then the captain made the announcement every passenger dreads: A storm had shut down all major airports. Because other aircraft had already filled the gates back at the terminal, the plane had to stay on the...
The Voice of God
Today’s Gospel is a longer version of this past Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus the Good Shepherd. As today’s Gospel begins Jesus is walking in the Temple in Jerusalem during the feast of Dedication, Hanukkah. Hanukkah was an eight-day festival of lights. Jesus has already...
…and they follow me
The people heard that parishioners from St. Francis in Triangle had gone to St. Fulani to celebrate a Tridentine Rite Mass. And so when they returned they were confronted and asked, “You went to a Tridentine Mass and worshiped with them. How could you be associated...
Last Words, First Things
If you knew this was your last week, your last day on earth, what would you tell the people you love? Would it be advice? Your hopes for them? Would it be the dreams you have? Perhaps, the gratitude and love in your heart? What would be your last words to the ones...
Call and Conversion
The first reading today is from the Acts of the Apostles. It is usually called the conversion of St. Paul. Paul himself, however, describes his Damascus’ experience not as a conversion but as a call, a call to evangelize: “But when God, who from my mother’s womb had...
Guided By the Spirit to Evangelize
During this Easter season we have been listening to the first experiences of the disciples with the risen Christ. The Easter season is a time of renewal of our own personal connection to the risen Christ in own lives – day after day. Lives transformed by the presence...
Moving On
Were it not for the Feast of Sts. Philip and James, the first reading for this week-so-far would have recounted the public ministry of St. Stephen. He had been publicly debating with members of a synagogue and apparently it became so animated that Stephen is hauled...
Doing God’s Work
Today we celebrate two of the Twelve members of Jesus’ circle. Philip, a friend of Andrew’s from Bethsaida, is invited by Jesus himself to join his company. In the Fourth Gospel, Philip often says what the other eleven are thinking. In John’s accounting of the...
Affordable Housing – May 2022 Update
URGENT ACTION NEEDED The Prince William County Board of County Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, May 10, at 2:00 and 7:30 to consider the draft Comprehensive Plan, which includes HOUSING. Now is the time to let your supervisor know your concerns about affordable...