Hello Families, Pentecost is sometimes called the birthday of the Church. The Gospel for Pentecost reminds us that the Church begins with the command to forgive. Within the family, the domestic Church, we learn how to forgive and how to accept forgiveness. The gift of the Holy Spirit enables us to do both. Today is…
Piety is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and is related to the virtue of justice. St. Thomas Aquinas writes, “Piety denotes the reverence which we give to our faith and to our country. And since God is the Father of all, the worship of God is also called piety…therefore the gift…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE The Solemnity of Pentecost is about the gift of the Spirit in our lives. St. Paul reminds us that despite the variety of gifts we have received, we are one Body. To make sense of this, consider that on a human level, some of us are introverts, while others are extroverts.…
Pope Paul VI, in Ecclesia Suam, considered “loyalty, perseverance and self-sacrifice” to be the distinguishing marks of a Christian in a modern world that increasingly embraces relativism. “The follower of Christ is not pliant and cowardly, but loyal and strong,” he wrote. The virtue of loyalty is closely linked to the virtue of obedience, wherein…
Our Food Pantry is in need of the following donations: Apple Jacks Cereal Cake mixes Canned Potatoes Chicken ramen noodles (only chicken please) Chunky soups Fruit loops Grape jelly Instant potatoes Juice boxes Kidney beans Laundry soap Pancake mix Paper towels Peaches, Pears & Pineapple chunks (in its own juice, please no sugar free) Rice…
Hello Families, We finished our school year with our family May Crowning. Our Confirmation class led us in the service, and our First Communion class led the procession to crown Mary and leave flowers for Mary. We hope everyone has a safe and blessed summer! We look forward to seeing everyone at church and for…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE This year, I cannot help but notice how kingdom-centric the readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension are. In our first reading, Jesus appears to his disciples for forty days after his resurrection and speaks to them about the kingdom of God. Our psalm beckons us to rejoice that God is…