In a series of revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter…
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Sunday, March 28th at 4:00 p.m.
Building a Beloved Community at Home is hosting a ZOOM event for families. This event will promote conversation about the importance of diversity and equality.Our Mystery Reader will lead us in reading a book and we'll enjoy a short video celebrating the beauty of our diversity…
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March 15, 2021
Today’s response, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, offers nothing new on the Church's teaching on the Sacrament of Matrimony. Regardless, it needs to be read in the context of the teachings in the Catechism and the encouraging statements of Pope Francis to LGBTQ persons about their relationship to the church, as well as his urging that pastors welcome them with respect and sensitivity, recognizing, as the Congregation response does today, the many positive elements in same-sex relationships…
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Sunday, March 28th at 4:00 p.m.
Building a Beloved Community at Home is hosting a ZOOM event for families. This event will promote conversation about the importance of diversity and equality.Our Mystery Reader will lead us in reading a book and we'll enjoy a short video celebrating the beauty of our diversity…
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The season of Lent is once again soon upon us. It is a great liturgical season, destined towards a celebration of the Paschal Mystery, as well as a reflective period where we contemplate our lives and make adjustments to our spiritual course. Lent is a time to contemplate the mystery of not only Christ's redemption two thousand years ago, but also His presence in our lives today.
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With all the changes that have happened with the Coronavirus pandemic, many people are considering new careers or new directions in life. Each of us has been given unique gifts from God and true joy comes from being able to have a career that enables you to use those gifts to make the world a better place.
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The season of Lent is a good time to deepen our prayer lives and our connection to God. One way to do this is to pray the Rosary in a group setting or be part of a Scripture group. We have both opportunities here at St. Ben’s.
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St Benedict Parish Ministry; Families Talk about Racism, is hosting this virtual event. All are invited.
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As we experience the impact of this pandemic, we can unite spiritually to pray the Rosary together and ask the miraculous intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to put an end to the coronavirus.
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Each Sunday, a group gathers to reflect on the readings for the upcoming week. We discuss not only the historical context of the readings, but what messages the readings hold for us today.
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The Coronavirus pandemic has created many changes for people. Our normal routines have been turned upside down and all of the uncertainty can create a lot of anxiety. Choices about how to move forward in life are not as easy to make and we need God’s help to discern the best choice. If you are struggling with making a decision about your future, Ignatian discernment can be a very useful tool.
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We pray for peace at this bracing moment in U.S. history, a history that has been marked by one of democracy’s greatest virtues—the peaceful and orderly transition of power. May our elected officials heed the counsel of their better angels to stand up for the Constitution they swore to defend, to speak the truth, and to recognize threats to democracy, no matter their source…
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Join the conversation that hopes to answer this question: “How can we better equip our children to work toward equality and justice for all?” read more
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Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00pm
The group has continued to meet twice a month to accompany and grow with each other in understanding and action…
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"Please join us for our third meeting as we talk about what actionable steps we are taking as a group to make St. Bens a more inclusive place"
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In her book, “Inner Compass,” Margaret Silf invites us to explore Ignatian Spirituality by providing ways to reflect on our inner journey. When we move into the center of ourselves, we move closer to the people we most truly are before God.
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The Examen is a method of reviewing your day in the presence of God. It treats every moment of your day as a blessed time when God can appear. It’s a way to find God in all things. The examen is a tool we can use to find God in our lives, discover what needs to be done, reflect on our actions and motives and to make good choices.
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