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Catechist BlogFaith
What does God ask of us? The first and most important answer to this question is that God wants us to put our faith and trust in Jesus the one sent to us by the Father. This is what we hear in today’s Gospel: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he...
Critical Receiving Units – Apr 2022 Update
June 1, 2022 Update: We have just learned that the General Assembly has included the $2.5m in operating expenses for the new Prince William mental health County Crisis Receiving Center (CRC) into the state's final budget agreement!! This means that VOICE, together...
Eucharist
In today’s Gospel we hear the story of the multiplication of the loaves. Jesus, showing great compassion, feeds the large crowd following him. John describes Jesus’ action this way: “Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks (eucharistesas), and distributed them to those...
God’s Will Be Done
The Acts of the Apostles is the story of the disciples following in the footsteps and in the ways of Jesus. Jesus taught his disciples to pray: “Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Jesus taught this prayer, prayed this prayer, and lived...
God so loved
From today's Gospel we have one of the best-known verses in all of Scripture: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” But… I’ve wondered whether, if people thought about what this verse says for just a little longer than it takes to read a bumper...
From Self-Centered Worries to Generosity and Encouragement
In this Easter season the Word of God comes to us today calling us to a new way of life. Nicodemus, a wise and studied teacher, could not understand Jesus’ invitation to become reborn. He challenges Jesus saying: “How can this be? Can anyone enter their mother’s womb...
St. Francis House Receives Major Grant
April 25, 2022: As we all know, finances have been constrained throughout the parish and community due in no small part to Covid-19. As such, the need for the assistance provided by our Outreach Ministry, St. Francis House, continues to grow. In January, a...
Clothe yourselves with humility (1 Peter 5:5)
One afternoon in the synagogue, a rabbi was overcome with rapture and threw himself to the ground proclaiming, “Lord, I am nothing!” Not to be bested, the cantor prostrated himself and exclaimed, “Lord, I am nothing!” The temple handyman, working in the back of the...
Choose the Right Side of the Boat
Cast your net on the right side of the boat and you will find something. This Easter week Jesus is asking us to do two things: Sharpen our vision. Scripture suggests one of the reasons Jesus was able to help the disciples catch so many fish, after them having no...
The Breaking of Bread
The Evangelist Luke uses the phrase “the breaking of bread” to refer to what later Christians called the Eucharist or the Mass (Luke 24:35; Acts 2:42; 20:7). What happened to these early Christians at the Eucharist? The disciples relate in today’s Gospel: “they had...