Even when the disciples who rejected Jesus left Him, he still issued a challenge by asking those who remained if they also wanted to leave. They were given an opportunity to reaffirm their faith in Him and did. We are all capable of seeing God and rejecting Him. Judas even rejected Christ by betraying Him. Faith can often be a struggle, but we have to remember that Christ has already chosen us, all we have to do is accept him…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, our local area experienced an extremely heavy rain. We had some flooding throughout the campus. We are working Gallagher Bassett on an insurance claim for flooding that took place in the secondary school library, the early childhood gross motor room, and the basement of the Kateri Center….
Read MoreWould you like to help with our Ministry of Praise? Each month, we send a newsletter to homebound parishioners that can no longer attend Mass. The newsletter contains prayer requests and helps these individuals feel connected to our community by praying for the intentions submitted to them.
Read MoreAre you interested in helping fellow parishioners develop new healthy habits in the New Year? Please consider joining our Health Committee! We are always looking for new ways to assist people in getting information and support centering on preventative care, fitness, nutrition, health screenings, and related topics.
Read MoreWe are looking for new members to join the planning committee that works to encourage relationship and connection between St. Benedict and Our Lady of the Snows.
Read MoreIn the last meeting of the Human Concerns Commission, one of the items we discussed was beginning a new ministry called “Care for Our Common Home.” The goal of the ministry will be to educate ourselves on how we can provide better care for our environment.
Read MoreI know that many of you are asking: How could this be happening again? Didn’t the U.S. bishops address this crisis sixteen years ago when they met in Dallas? What are they doing now, and why should we trust that this time they will do the right thing?
Read MoreIn today’s Gospel, John the Evangelist is instructing us about the value of the Eucharist. This discourse of Jesus takes places during the Passover, after the multiplication of the five loaves. Jesus invites us to contemplate what it means to receive Communion. The practice of receiving Communion can become second nature and we can take this essential element of our faith life for granted. What does it mean to help the Communion we receive become alive as we go out into the world?
Read MoreJoin us for our 5th annual Fall Concert Spectacular! Featuring the talents of Akiko Konishi (concert pianist), Jeremy Kiolbassa (piano), John Eckhardt (violin), Sarah Draffen (soprano), Kaitlin Galetti (mezzo), and Daniel Beatty (tenor)…
Read MoreJoin us for our first no-pressure, no-obligation rehearsal. Spend the evening rehearsing choral music with our wonderful St. Benedict Adult Choir, and enjoy some adult refreshments afterward! Learn about becoming a choir member in a fun and relaxed atmosphere…
Read MoreOften, we need to slow down or stop our busyness to reflect on this fact. We do not Often, take the time to do this. It is in the time we spend reflecting where we can really see God’s movement in our life…
Read MoreWe are pleased to offer a choir an afternoon "choir intensive" to all SBPS students in grades 3-8. This session is recommended for all students that will be participating in Children's Chorus and Middle School Chorus in the upcoming school year. We will introduce some of the choral repertoire for the upcoming performance season, including John Rutter's "Mass of the Children" which will be performed this December in collaboration with the Ravenswood Symphony Orchestra…
Read MoreOver the past several months, our parish liturgy committee has been reviewing some of the ways we do things at Mass. Overall, we found that our liturgies are prayerful and fulfilling, but there were two areas that we thought could be improved…
Read MoreYou might have noticed that from time to time the music that we sing at Mass does not line up with the notes on the page, but somehow, the words still work. The concept of singing a text to different tunes is not new, in fact, this practice can be traced back hundreds of years to medieval times in Europe…
Read MoreIn the Catechism of the Catholic Church we read:
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch…
Join us as we celebrate the the end of our church building’s 100th birthday year! Celebrations include a party in the bell tower and an outdoor procession after the Sunday Noon Mass.
Read MoreIn this group we learn to become like a container of sacred space as a group to provide a secure connection between the individual’s inner world and the outer world. Spiritual dream work affirms that our (nocturnal) dreams offer us support in our spiritual journey. This work helps us towards living a guided life from within with the support of others and helps us to recognize the symbolic language of the soul…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi. All of today’s hymns help u reflect upon the great mystery that is the Eucharist.
Read MoreIt can be a challenge to try and find time to commit to joining choir on a weekly basis, and even more difficult to sneak away in the evenings, so we have tried to create a new group that makes it easy for the whole family….
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