Religious Education - Children
Catechist BlogWhere the love of God goes…
Some forty-six years ago in November 1975 an intense low pressure system was crossing the Great Lakes, with winds gusting to well above hurricane force, and waves the size of mountains. The forecast has been for clear sailing. Over 200 mariners were lost that day....
A light for others
“…the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.” Today the Church in the United States celebrates St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American to be named a saint. Born in 1774...
When the carols are stilled
In today’s gospel, Jesus shows compassion for the multitude in the desert likening them to sheep without a shepherd – and He began to teach them many things. There are many lessons to be learned but perhaps the first lesson is compassion. The last two years have been...
Faith and Love
In today’s first reading John echoes Jesus’ twofold commandment of love of God and love of neighbor: “And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.” John calls us to put our faith...
In the Beginning
How did it all begin? We can ask this question about many things. The most important answer to the question of beginnings is that it all began with God. “In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth—and the earth was without form or shape, with...
Looking Beyond Appearances
The world says that Christmas is over. Decorations are down in stores where there are the “after holiday sales.” Radio stations are back to playing only their regular type of music with no Christmas songs. On this Sixth Day of Christmas, for us who call ourselves...
Nunc Dimittis
The gospel for today is one of my favorite passages: Luke 2, the Nunc Dimitis, or the encounter with Simeon in the Temple. The moniker of the passage comes from the opening words in the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible: “Nunc dimittis servum tuum Domine,...
Villains and Innocents
The video above is a classic Christmas song known as 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,...
The call to be Good News
Did you ever consider that as Christians we are called to write the Gospel of our lives? Gospel means “good news”. Our lives are or should be a Gospel, good news for others. The values we live, the moral lessons we teach our children, the ethical code by which we...
Forgiveness in Four Easy Steps
In every relationship, there comes a time when something goes wrong and one person or one group hurts or offends the other, and the relationship is damaged. Whether it is a personal relationship between family members or friends or a more structured relationship...