Featured Book To Light a Fire on Earth: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age by Bishop Robert Barron, with John L. Allen, Jr., 2017. This book-length conversation between Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, and John Allen, Jr., award-winning Vatican journalist, touches on a wide range of subjects including God,… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Dec 24
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Merry Christmas to each of you! As we celebrate the birth of Christ we are reminded of how much God loves each and everyone one of us. It is a time for us to remember the promise that God has made us in the Old Testament through… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Dec 17
On December 3rd we began the Season of Advent. Advent has a two-fold character, for it is a time of preparation for the Solemnities of Christmas, in which the First Coming of the Son of God to humanity is remembered, and likewise a time when, by remembrance of this, minds and hearts are led… Read More »
Informed Catholics – December 2017
Adolescence and Faith Our faith for families focus stage is adolescence. We think of teenagers as easily being influenced by peers. However, several recent studies indicate that faith is mostly influenced by parents. These are ways that parents can influence faith: 1) Teens who continue to practice their Catholic faith into adulthood report that… Read More »
Informed Catholics – November 2017
Featured Book Faith that Transforms Us: Reflections on the Creed, by Donald Cardinal Wuerl, 2013. This book makes a significant contribution in raising awareness of the beauty of our Catholic faith. As Curtis Martin, President and founder of FOCUS— the Fellowship of Catholic University Students—writes in the book’s foreword, “We must believe what we… Read More »
Informed Catholics – October 2017
Our focus is for parents of elementary-aged children: stage 2 according to both James Fowler’s stages of faith and Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. Children begin understanding other’s perspectives to some extent. They may imitate friends and try ideas that other people have. They also waver between truth and fantasy. It is difficult… Read More »
Informed Catholics – September 2017
Featured Book The Gospel According to St. Paul: Meditations on His Life and Letters by Carlo Cardinal Martini, SJ, 2008. A biblical scholar of international fame, Cardinal Martini successfully captures St. Paul’s passion for spreading the gospel in words that speak to our church today. The cardinal identifies key moments in this “apostle to the… Read More »
Informed Catholics – August 2017
Faith Sharing Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, especially the first verse: “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.” When in a hurry for something, these verses remind me that all things occur at their appointed times. – Jackie Sturgis What is your favorite Bible verse and why is it your favorite?… Read More »
Pastor”s Corner – March 19
This weekend, March 18-19, we begin our annual Lenten Mission. We gladly and graciously welcome Father Ron Hoye, A Vincentian Priest, to St. Elizabeth Seton Church Parish. We await his message with open minds and with willing hearts. Father Ron will speak on Monday, March 20, Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22, at 6:30PM.… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Jan 8
The Christmas season in the liturgy of the Church concludes with the Epiphany of the Lord and the Baptism of the Lord (observed on Monday, January 9). The Birth of the Savior in Bethlehem is the core revelation of the love of God for all his people, the Jews and the Gentiles alike. The Church… Read More »
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