The Archbishop has dispensed the Catholic faithful who reside in Ohio and all other Catholics currently in Ohio from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass until the COVID Stay-at-Home order is lifted.
Formation Quiz #22: Lent, St. Patrick, Papal Documents | “I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.” – Saint Patrick Quote from: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick
Formation Quiz #21: Significant Dates and Sin. "Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better." -- Saint Augustine
“Faith formation is more than a subject to be taught...it is an invitation to a way of life.” -- Joe Paprocki. Click header for copy of latest faith formation news and recommendations.
Formation Quiz #20: Peace and the Value of Life. "God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth." -- Pope Benedict XVI
Formation Quiz: Advent and Christmas. "Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man." -- Pope Francis, Dec 21, 2013 on Twitter
Formation Quiz: Feasts and Thanksgiving - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." [Philippians 4:6]
Formation Quiz: Feasts and Calendar - "The General Instruction of the Roman Missal reminds us that in the cycles of readings and prayers proclaimed throughout the year in the sacred liturgy 'the mysteries of redemption are celebrated so as to be in some way made present.'” [Quote and photo from http://bit.ly/32qyPTo]
We are all painfully aware of the Church’s abuse crisis which continues to disappoint and shock us even to the present day... CLICK TITLE FOR COMPLETE LETTER FROM FR. WAGNER
Formation Quiz: Dignity of Labor & Mother Mary - The dignity of our work is found "in the opportunity to contribute to the work of God in caring for creation and practicing dominion over the earth." [Quote and photo from https://catholicexchange.com/st-joseph-shows-us-the-love-dignity-of-work]
Formation Quiz: Memorials and Saints - Holy Church celebrates the saving work of Christ on prescribed days in the course of the year with sacred remembrance. (Photo from wikipedia.org at http://bit.ly/2kGfYUq)
The special grace of this sacrament can strengthen the peace and courage to endure in a Christian manner the suffering of an illness. Please be aware that hospitals no longer inform parishes when parishioners enter the hospital because of federal privacy laws. CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE ABOUT THIS SACRAMENT
Stewardship is our grateful response to God’s call and gift to us. We live this call in three key dimensions every day, exercising Stewardship of Creation, Stewardship of Vocations, and Stewardship of the Church’s Mission. CLICK TITLE FOR A FAVORITE STEWARDSHIP PRAYER
St. Maria Goretti is the patron saint of chastity, rape victims, girls, youth, teenage girls, poverty, purity and forgiveness. Here feast day is July 6th. Click title for her official prayer.
Watch the Loop for up-to-date national news from a Cathoic perspective. This is a wonderful news site the Faith Formation Committee recommends. CLICK TITLE TO ACCESS "THE LOOP"
Sacred Scripture speaks of our ongoing battles with the world, the flesh, and the Devil (see Jas 4:1-7). This series focuses on our struggle with the Devil. CLICK TITLE FOR MANUAL AND LISTING OF AVAILABLE PODCASTS. (Photo by Guido Reni - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=157982)
And it was on Sunday that Christ inaugurated a new creation, and it is on that day and into that new creation that we were grafted when we were baptized into Christ. CLICK TITLE TO LISTEN AND / OR READ THIS POST BY BRANT PITRE...
