Why Pray?
Praying When You Don't Feel Like It
Why do you pray? Does it make you feel good? Do you receive insight into your daily struggles? Do you leave prayer feeling energized and encouraged? Today, Dr. Edward Sri challenges you to make time for prayer for one simple reason: it is essential.
The Mass is the
Highest Form of Prayer...
The Entire Mass is from Scripture
Fr Casey tells us that the Mass is filled with biblical references and is itself an act from scripture. From a comment: "My wife—not a Catholic—asked me years ago, long before we were married, how the Mass came to take on its current shape. I had vague notions and I probably could stand to provide her with a more systematic response with more time and resources, but this is such a complete answer. I'm grateful."
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Faith and Culture
Is what you are consuming on a daily basis destroying your soul? What you watch, eat, listen to, read and who you spend time around can greatly affect your life and your outlook. Please take time to reflect and pray about your experience and discern if you need to make a change in your life regarding what you consume.
Please Pray for Vocations!
How to Discern Your Vocation
Fr. Mike Schmitz and Dr. Scott Hahn discuss helpful ways to discern the specific vocation to which God has called you. A call to the priesthood is a call to follow Christ, first and foremost to be holy. Dr Scott has three sons who all considered a call to the priesthood.
Jan 2025: Bernadette Rolewski, Marie Smetanka, Thomas Krupski, Patricia Carusone, Adolfo Marche, Barbara Linko Brown
Feb 2025: William Mason, Helen Rock, Marie Heinrichs, Frances Lewandowski
March 2025: Nancy Lee Schoedel, Rita Wapenski, Glenna Holt
April 2025: James Jordan, Peg Elsner, Sr Concetta Fabo
May 2025: Mary Moncini, Ronald Lotz, Larry Naugle, Sr Catherine O'Halloran
June 2025: Robert Koch, Patricia Buck
July 2025: Lucy Paulin, Clara Bayne
Aug 2025: Mary Bauer
Sept 2025: Mary Ann Skinger, Alison Wilson
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8
Recommended Reading |
In his book Momentum, Daniel Seymour says that when the rate of change outside our institutions exceeds the rate of change inside, we’re in danger of losing ground. Seymour’s book addresses colleges and universities, but we’re all grappling with the implications of change in our society. It’s hard to keep up with the times as our culture refashions itself by the minute, for better or worse. We’re overwhelmed by the pace of change in our technology and even in our churches.
But one thing never changes. Malachi 3:6 says: “For I am the Lord, I do not change.” By the very definition of the word God, our heavenly Father exists from everlasting to everlasting. He is eternal, and His qualities of love, power, justice, and joy never change. Our hope for the future is based on His faithfulness in the past.
If you’re struggling to keep up with changes around you, look to the Lord. Find stability in Him. Live with the Master’s momentum. Let His wisdom guide you through the spinning days, and follow Him at every step. Though all the earth may change and decay, we’re blessed to be able to abide in an eternal God who changes not and whose mercy endures forever.
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; / As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
Thomas O. Chisholm, “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
-from Dr David Jeremiah
Memory Lane!
The concept of a "Trunk or Treat" was a really good one, but with weather considerations and other factors, we never got around to having one that occurred outside the church hall at St Athanasius. But none of us complained - we enjoyed the warmth and togetherness of being in the Hall. These pictures are primarily from 2017. Can you recognize anyone.... despite their costumes?
Deacon Bill Homily Archive
Here are four recent homilies. Hover over the icons below to see the dates and topics.
Step Back and Reflect - An Essay
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