This week your children learned that in Sunday’s Gospel Jesus tells a parable about a man whose fig tree never produces any fruit. The man wants to cut it down, but his gardener suggests giving the tree one more chance. This Gospel parable reminds us how often each of us needs another chance. God is…

In preparing for Lent, your children learned that Lent is a time to make good choices. The classes learned that to care, pray, share, and help during Lent is a way to show love as we get ready for Jesus’ sacrifice and Resurrection. As a family decide on a way you can share with others…

Preparing for this Sunday’s gospel, our students discussed the several sayings of Jesus that have vivid word pictures. The blind cannot lead the blind without falling in a ditch. We shouldn’t focus on the splinter in our brother’s eye when we have log in our own. A good tree produces good fruit. They are easy…

This week in class, our Faith Formation students talked about the Golden Rule in today’s Gospel: treat others the way you want to be treated. Jesus asks us to love our enemies and to do good to those who treat us badly. Loving our enemies and following other teachings of Jesus helps us live as…

The evangelist Luke has a bias for the poor that shows in today’s Gospel. When Jesus teaches the Beatitudes in Matthew’s Gospel, He says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. Luke takes out the phrase “in spirit”. Throughout his Gospel, Luke calls attention to the materially poor–the ones…

This week we will be discussing with our Faith Formation students the scripture background for the 4thWeek in Ordinary Time. Jesus fulfills the words of the prophet Isaiah. Though Jesus is not well received in his hometown. Like Jesus, young people face rejection, especially in their neighborhoods and classrooms. Our Gospel Weeklies program explores the…