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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]

October 22nd is the feast of Pope St. John Paul II, who had a great devotion to Our Blessed Mother. Click title for his prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes.

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]

CLICK TITLE TO Pray with us this "Prayer for a Suffering Church"...

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"

June 27th is the feast of St Cyril of Alexandria. Click title for his prayer to Mary, Mother of God.

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...

2nd Graders and 7th Graders begin Sacramental Preparation this fall. Click title for further details...

Formation Quiz: Faith, Ordinary Time, and Saints of the Month - “Ordinary Time is Not So Ordinary. It is our standard usual way of living. . . . We put all our spiritual growth and learning from those previous seasons into action." – http://bit.ly/32bRrHB

Formation Quiz: Pentecost and the Eucharist - “Without the Spirit, our Christian life unravels, lacking the love that brings everything together,” Pope Francis said at Mass in St. Peter’s Square June 9. “Without the Spirit, Jesus remains a personage from the past; with the Spirit, he is a person alive in our own time. Without the Spirit, Scripture is a dead letter; with the Spirit it is a word of life,” he continued. “A Christianity without the Spirit is joyless moralism; with the Spirit, it is life.”

Sometimes I think we overlook all the hours of preparation that goes into all of our worship here at Saint Thomas More. There are many dedicated people who prepare our worship space for us to gather each weekend to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries of our Faith. Perhaps when you see these people, especially those not mention by name, you can thank them too! CLICK TITLE TO READ THE MAY ISSUE OF "AS I SEE IT"

Prayer is an absolute must for all of us. It maintains the relationship we have with the Lord. The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes it as “the raising of one’s mind and heart to God” while humility is its foundation. We often think of prayer as... CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE