Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Although the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City remains closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Catholics anywhere in the world may receive a plenary indulgence when they view a livestream or televised Mass from the basilica on its patronal feast day, Saturday, December 12, at 1:00am or 1:00pm EST. Full…
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Building with Living Stones as Missionary Disciples – Send
The commitment to living the Christian life is an essential element of the culture of witness. We witness to the Christian life through living out our respective vocations. As St. Peter tells us, we must “always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks . . . for a reason for [our] hope” (1 Pt 3:15). We should…
Building with Living Stones as Missionary Disciples – Community
The Church in the United States is a community of faith that is composed of members of many different cultures. Respect, understanding, and openness to this diversity is key to assisting all in having a personal encounter with Christ and growing as missionary disciples. True hospitality extends to all members of the community: new and established parishioners, especially children and…
Building with Living Stones as Missionary Disciples – Accompany
“The Church will have to initiate everyone—priests, religious and laity—into this ‘art of accompaniment’ which teaches us to remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the other (cf. Ex 3:5).” The Good News of Accompaniment The parish must provide experienced missionary disciples who can accompany those who are returning to the Church and guide them throughout their journey. In…
Building with Living Stones as Missionary Disciples – Encounter
All Christians, we’re told, are invited to a “renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Christ calls us to himself in many different ways but especially through his Church and the life of the Holy Spirit. Just like the first disciples, meeting the risen Lord is the first step of encounter. We do this through baptism. This is what makes us…
Join the conversation!
We have come to the next stage of our Building with Living Stones as Missionary Disciples campaign. If you missed any of the talks in this series, the links to them can be found below. In the next stage we begin the process of parish discussion groups with some questions about moving forward. Four discussion sessions will focus on the…
Holy Week Schedule
We hope you can join us either in person or on our YouTube Channel. Masks and Social Distancing Still Required at all Parish Events! This pertains to everyone – whether vaccinated or not – with the exception of small children and other individuals with qualifying health issues. The sanitizing of hands are also required upon entering the church before Mass…
Final Living Stones talk – March 24
Click HERE to watch this final talk in our Building with Living Stones as Missionary Disciples series. We welcome back Miguel Chavez, from the Diocese of Cleveland’s Office of Missionary Discipleship. Miguel’s talk is titled Going Forward: Developing a pastoral plan for missionary discipleship. This is the fourth and final presentation offered during Lent. Go here for more information and the full…