Why Pray?
The Importance of Prayer
Greg Laurie - The choices that we make—make us. It comes down to principles and disciplines applied—resulting in fruit. To be a growing Christian, you must have a frequent, passionate, and persistent prayer life everywhere, all the time, crying out to God. Prayer is our lifeline to Him.
The Focus
The Mass is the
Highest Form of Prayer...
The Wonders of the Mass:
Sacred Vessels of the Altar
In this video, we learn about the various items that we can place on the altar during the Mass and the meaning of these items.
Click the image above any time of day to view the latest Mass from Catholic TV.
Faith and Culture
How God Is Moving Through the Entertainment Industry
From a comment: "I've noticed a subtle shift in movies over the years. Decades ago, Christianity or Catholicism in movies was usually something to be exclusively mocked, if it was even mentioned. But in a lot of more recent movies, there are signs that the attitude has changed. We see Bible verses referenced, a character saying a quick prayer, or a mention of something Christian-related that isn't done in a mocking tone at all." Sounds encouraging!
How to Pray
How to Pray When You Just
Don't Feel Like It
How to pray when you don't feel like praying? Good question! Admit it. Sometimes you know you SHOULD pray but you just don't have the spiritual energy to actually pray. How do you pray and still connect with God when nothing in you desires to pray? In this video I provide for you step-by-step practical tips on how to press through those difficult seasons when you don't feel like praying.
Please Pray for Vocations!
Below we list the latest seminarian roster (to be updated soon) and the diaconate formation rosters, as well as a full parish directories (with church locations) of both Vicariates in the Diocese.
Vocations
Called to Accompany Mothers
Fr Mike Schmitz sits down with Sr Gianna Maria and Sister Zelie Maria Louis of the Sisters of Life—a community of religious sisters whose mission is to protect and enhance the sacredness of every human life. One of their missions is to serve women who are vulnerable to abortion and give them the support and resources they need to choose life for themselves and their children.
June 2025: Robert Koch, Patricia Buck, Joseph Ianotta, Charles Baer, Ralph Buzzelli
July 2025: Lucy Paulin, Clara Bayne
Aug 2025: Mary Bauer, Ronald Rademacher
Sept 2025: Mary Ann Skinger, Alison Wilson, George Brown
Oct 2025: Barbara Imhoff
Nov 2025: Mary Frances Lerch, Shirley Dickson, Richard Nolan
Dec 2025: Janice Steinhauser, Frank Lowe
Jan 2026: Allen Schomaker
Feb 2026: Virginia Briski, Laura DiCola
March 2026: Sister Celeste Hupert, Michael Van Leer, Barbara Davis
April 2026: Sr Carol Troesch, Marie Adams, Barbara Fuerst, Judith Scott, Jane Welka, Paul Walsh
May 2026: John Staudacher, Dennis McLean, Pauline Zelina, Joseph Kaib, Martha Foster
July 2026: Frank LoPresti, Theresa Henderson
Aug 2026: Vivian Castiglioni, Sr Therese Martin Blehar, Lorene Bauer
Jesus is omnipresent through those of us who believe. In other words, we put skin on God.
That doesn't mean we're God or that we're perfect. We're going to make all our same mistakes, right? We're going to age, we're going to sin, we're going to mess up, and we're going to trip and fall. Yet, still within us, alongside our spirit is the Holy Spirit that makes Jesus present everywhere we go.
Therefore, we always want God to break open the clouds and reveal himself to us. It may be by just saying, "Hello, I'm here." Or, by revealing himself in our dreams. Or, maybe he'll do the burning bush thing again; that seemed to work. We often think it would be so great if God did these incredible miracles, revealing himself to us in that way. But God has chosen a new way to reveal himself to the world.
God reveals himself to the world through you, but you have every choice in the world to say no or to say yes. Say yes today!
- Pastor Bobby Schuller
Step Back and Reflect - An Essay
Memory Lane!
We've got a fresh batch of pictures from scenes around the North Hills from days gone by. Many of these are from our communities, a whole plethora pics from the McKnight Road area!
Deacon Bill Homily Archive
Here are four recent homilies. Hover over the icons below to see the dates and topics.
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God loves you right where you are!
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