I 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 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 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.
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