By the Faithful Disciple GROW AS A DISCIPLE We tend to beat up St. Thomas for his doubt, when what is really most amazing in the scene from today’s Gospel is his understanding, and the first public pronouncement of, Jesus Christ’s divinity. He gets it. And he proclaims it without hesitation: “My Lord and my…
The Knights of Columbus would like to thank the generous parishioners of St. Genevieve-St. Maurice for helping us raise almost $1,100 through our March Tootsie Roll Drive. The money will help four local schools, including Divine Mercy Academy, support mentally handicapped and educationally challenged children.
Hello Parents, In the Easter Gospel we hear about how the disciples found the tomb empty three days after Jesus’ death. We are also told that they do not yet understand the Scriptures or that Jesus had been raised from the dead. That understanding gradually unfolded for the disciples as they began to experience the…
Dear Parishioners of St. Genevieve – St. Maurice, The road to Calvary was filled with suffering, the cross and the Lord’s death. It appeared that all was lost – but He lived! He is risen from the very tomb that enclosed Him and He establishes the way. The joy of Easter is that God’s love…
As of this writing I am not sure if the weather was good or not for Easter, but I am wishing that you all had a wonderful & blessed day. Monday April 1st is our meeting. Doors open at 6:45 with the meeting starting at 7:00pm. Our speaker will be on the history of Jello.…
Hello Parents, Palm Sunday, also called Passion Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week. During this week, we prepare ourselves for Easter by prayerfully reflecting on the events of Jesus’ passion and death. During this week, your family might display a crucifix in a prominent place as reminder of the salvation that Christ won for…
Holy Week How fast time flies?! Don’t you have the feeling that we just started Lent? Today these 40 days are almost gone! What have we done with this time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving? What have we done with our Lenten resolutions? Do we remember that this time has been given to us every…