MCC Reissues Faithful Citizenship Video Series
As we move further into the election year, Matt Brower of the Montana Catholic Conference has produced a fantastic reissue of his 8-part series seeking to address various issues related to faithful citizenship. Throughout the series, Brower will highlight various aspects of the intersection of faith and politics, and what every Catholic should know when engaging […]
Monsignor John Francis McCarthy
MAY 7, 1930 – MARCH 11, 2024 Fortified by the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church and in the company of friends, The Very Reverend Monsignor John Francis McCarthy was called home by the Lord at age 93 at Mother of Good Counsel Home in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 11, 2024. John McCarthy was born […]
Fr. George J. Dumais, SJ
JANUARY 14, 1936 – MARCH 4, 2024 Father George Joseph Dumais, SJ, died March 4, 2024, at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California, surrounded by family and friends. He was 88 years of age and a member of the Society of Jesus for 65 years. Fr. Dumais was born on the family dairy […]
Fr. Thomas Robert Flynn
JUNE 2, 1936 – FEBRUARY 29, 2024 Reverend Thomas Robert Flynn, age 87, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on February 29, 2024. Tom touched many people, in many walks of life, through his compassionate, kind and gentle ways. Tom was born in Spokane, WA to Thomas Flynn and Bernice Colliton Flynn on June 2, […]
Pope Francis Declares 2024 Year of Prayer
In his Angelus address on Jan. 21, Pope Francis announced a year of prayer that will lead up to the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. He described it as “a year dedicated to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer in one’s personal life, in the life of the Church, and in the […]
A Qualified Nostalgia
Sometimes, I’m nostalgic for the vigorous spiritual life I pursued in my twenties. What memorable and intense times I had at late-night adoration, daily Mass, and personal prayer. When I was 22, the beginning of Lent and the fact that this Lent is during the Year of Prayer would have had me amped baby. Bring […]
A Guide to Lent & Lenten Observances
What is Lent? Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving celebrated by all Catholics, and most other Christian denominations, that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. Why Do We Celebrate It? Lent is a special time to refocus ourselves on God and seek to follow His […]
Embracing the Sacred: The National Eucharistic Revival
We find ourselves at a pivotal moment in the life of the Church in the U.S. The USCCB launched a 3-year National Eucharistic Revival initiative in 2021 to help the faithful revive their understanding and devotion to the Eucharist. This divine journey is set to reach its zenith at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, […]
Celebrating Marriage Event – Online Photo Gallery
Thank you to everyone who attended our Mass for married couples on February 9th! In the gallery below you’ll find a digital version of your photo taken during the blessing. To download your photo, click on the photo to expand it. Then click the share arrow icon in the upper right corner of the photo […]
National Marriage Week 2024
The observances of National Marriage Week (February 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sunday, February 11) are an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family. The theme for 2024 is “Love Beyond Words.” Below you’ll find links to various resources that can […]
St. Joseph and the Hidden Grace of Family Life
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a homily written by Father Jon Vander Ploeg, Director of Spiritual Formation at St. Paul Seminary where we are blessed to have four seminarians studying. Father Jon preached about the profound hiddenness of the life of St. Thérèse. So simple was her life that as she lay on […]