Advent and the Family
Articles, Family and Kids
Advent and the Family Advent is the time that the Christian family focuses ever more on preparing to receive the child Jesus on Christmas day, just as Mary and ... Read more
Thanking Christ the King
Articles, Faith and Spirituality
This year we made November a special month of thanksgiving, thanking God for all those who have gone before us and who have impacted our lives, celebrating All Saints ... Read more
Thanking God for his Channels of Grace
Articles, Faith and Spirituality
November should be a month and season of thanksgiving that culminates on Thanksgiving Day. We are grateful to God for those saints and sinners who are now with our ... Read more
Thanking God for Living Friends and Family
Articles, Family and Kids
I n this month and season of thanksgiving we not only want to thank God for all those in our lives who have died, but also for the many ... Read more
Covenant Signs and Memorials
Articles, Catechesis
God not only calls us to worship him with praise and Scripture, but also to worship him with sacrifice (as we saw the last two weeks). God also establishes ... Read more
Sacred Covenant Signs
Articles, Faith and Spirituality
Sacred Covenant Signs God not only uses praise and Scripture to reveal himself and his plan, he calls us to worship him with sacrifice (as we saw last week) ... Read more
Prayer
Articles, Faith and Spirituality
Prayer is a common way to worship God, where we invoke his help, ask for our needs, beseech him with supplications, and intercede for others. We see it first ... Read more
Dear Mom and Dad
Articles, Family and Kids
We your children look up to you. Set an example for us by not using electronics so much. We need to see that it is possible not to be ... Read more
Peace Through the Family
Articles, Family and Kids
St. James wrote: “What causes wars, and what causes fighting among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members? You desire and do not ... Read more
Gaudete Et Exsultate
Articles, Catechesis
I thought it would be worthwhile to return to Pope Francis’ wonderful Apostolic Exhortation On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World—Gaudete et Exsultate, because this should be the ... Read more
Dear 4th Grader…
Articles, Family and Kids
This is a letter written by the 5th-8th grade classes to the 4th grade class at St. Mary of the Angels. Dear 4th Grader: Don’t get a phone until ... Read more
Blessed are the Grateful
Articles, Catechesis
Gratitude is a real blessing. It acknowledges that the good we have received is not earned by our works, but is a free gift from the giver. We ought ... Read more