Hello Families, Today’s Gospel reminds us that the Church is built on the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. Peter announces the core of our faith, that Jesus is God’s only Son. The family, as the domestic church, has this same faith as its foundation. As you gather together as a family, talk about people…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE In today’s second reading, St. Paul reflects in awe over the “depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God.” God’s judgments are inscrutable, his ways unsearchable, he goes on to say. While on our own, we cannot know the depth of who God is and the beauty of his…
It may seem unfair, at first, to say that wisdom is a virtue — after all, doesn’t everyone know one or two people who seem incapable of wisdom? Well, that depends on what we actually mean when we talk about “wisdom.” Wisdom is not mere scholarliness. It is more than being smart. They say that…
Hello Families, Even when spurned by Jesus, the faith of the Canaanite woman makes her bold enough to argue and ask again for what she needs. Her persistence and great confidence that Jesus could heal her daughter reminds us of the confidence with which our children bring to us their own needs. In their faith…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE I have often wondered why Jesus’ words to the Gentile woman in today’s Gospel sound so harsh. The woman was simply asking Jesus to heal her daughter, as so many others before her had done. Jesus’ reply that he had been sent only to the “lost sheep of the house of…
We are excited to begin a new year of faith, learning, and community. Registration is now available online through Google Forms , and our yearly schedule will be maintained through a Google Calendar for easy access and updates. In addition to our regular class schedule, the calendar will include Mass times, holy days, devotions, sacramental…
St. Genevieve-St. Maurice Parish has now raised $40,146 or 56% of our Catholic Service Appeal goal. Thank you to those parishioners who have already pledged and/or contributed. We still have a long way to go to achieve our goal of $71,745 with 5 months to go, as the contribution period ends December 31, 2026. As…