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What is Advent? (from the USCCB) Sunday, December 3, 2023 – Sunday, December 24, 2023 Beginning the Church’s liturgical year, Advent (from, ”ad-venire” Latin or “to come to” the season) encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas. The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts …

Read moreFrom the Rector, First Sunday of Advent, 12/3/23

Instructions for School Fundraiser You will notice in the bulletin this weekend two copies of a letter from me. These letters are part of a fundraiser for our school. My hope is that you will take these letters and send them to people you may know out of town and even out of state. These …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 11/19/2023

What Does It Mean To Be Human? (Virtual Series) A friend of mine, Brendan McCauley, is offering the following series of lectures online, and I wanted to offer you the chance to attend and learn from him! ———— Join us in learning to live the truth of what it means to be human! Are you curious to learn more about yourself, and how to begin the journey to healing,  freedom and lasting happiness? This series is for you.  Get ready to: -Gain clarity and hope in a world that is so confused about the meaning of identity -Understand what it means to be a man or woman  -Be equipped to begin your own healing journey to freedom -Learn what the Theology of the Body is Schedule: Tues 6:30-7:30pm mountain time (Nov. 7, Nov. 14, Nov. 21) *The 3 part series will take place over Zoom* 6:30pm: Talk  7:00pm: Q&A 7:30pm: Closing Prayer Ages: 14+ …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, 11/5/2023

The Cardinal Virtues 1805 Four virtues play a pivotal role and accordingly are called “cardinal”; all the others are grouped around them. They are: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. 1806 Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it. …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/29/23

Hope 1817 Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven andeternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not onour own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit.1818 The virtue of hope responds to the aspiration to happiness which God …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/15/23

  Faith 1814 Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith “man freely commits his entire self to God.” For this reason the believer seeks to know …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/8/2023

  Faith 1814 Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith “man freely commits his entire self to God.” For this reason the believer seeks to know …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Twenty-Seventh Day in Ordinary Time, 10/8/2023

What is Virtue? For the month of October, we will see some of the Church’s teaching on the theological virtues. The following para-graphs are taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and can even provide a sort of examination of con-science as we strive to live a virtuous life. 1803 A virtue is an …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/1/2023