Why Pray?
4 Benefits of Intercessory Prayer
Praying for others can deepen your faith and enhance your life. "Praying for others is a bellwether of mental health for me. If I’m sinking into self-absorption, if I’m worried too much about what’s happening to me, I know what to do. Dad always put it in his graces, “Be with those we love and the ones they love...” and he’d name a few. He’d tell them too, 'I’m holding a good thought for you.'”
The Focus
The Mass is the
Highest Form of Prayer...
The Mass Explained: Preparing the Altar
In this video recorded at St John's Parish, "The Mass Explained" delves into the prayerful sequence of preparing the altar. Fr Matt and Ms Boran explain.
Click the image above any time of day to view the latest Mass from Catholic TV.
Faith and Culture
Catholics and the Culture of Contempt
"Friends, what fuels our modern “culture of contempt,” so prevalent online? And how can Catholics resist it? A helpful new book by John Allen, Jr., Catholics and Contempt, seeks to answer those questions, and on today’s “Word on Fire Show” I discuss the book with Brandon Vogt."
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
What's the Point -
Man's Searching for Meaning in Life
If you are like many young people today, you may find yourself asking; "Why am I here? What's the purpose of my life? In this video, Bobby and Jackie Angel share the basic truth that God desired for you to exist and that you are loved. Maybe you need to hear that core message today. Or maybe you need to share it with others.
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
If you’re facing hardship right now, consider Philippians 1:19. Paul was also dealing with hardship and opposition, but he was convinced of victory because of God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Notice the presence of the Trinity in that phrase: “God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ!” (emphasis added) God the Father, who knows all your needs and loves you at all times, pours out the most essential provision for our sanity and saintliness—the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit brings the resources of Jesus Christ into our heart—all His peace, all His patience, all His calmness, all His wisdom, all His strength, and all His eternity. Staying focused on the calling we have from Christ enables us to endure whatever difficulties come our way. When we know we are living in obedience to Him, He will guide us and be with us, no matter what we face. Pray for the unceasing, surging, filling, overflowing provision of the Holy Spirit today! Pray for His fullness, and let God’s provision flood into your heart. |
Ecclesiastes 6:9, NET
-Dr David Jeremiah
Step Back and Reflect - An Essay
Memory Lane!
This is week#2 of our St Athanasius Festival pictures. These pictures run from 2015 to 2018. As an added bonus, below the pictures we have included a video from 2013 featuring some talented karaoke singers, including Deacon Gary Comer singing Louis Armstrong's "What a Beautiful World."
Deacon Bill Homily Archive
Here are four recent homilies. Hover over the icons below to see the dates and topics.
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