Good morning, All St. Patrick students will have the opportunity to visit our St. Joseph’s Altar during their Theology classes on Monday. After many centuries, the St. Joseph Altar still serves as a reminder that those who have enjoyed some measure of good fortune must share it with those who have less.
Continue ReadingLuke 6:36-38 Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will […]
Continue ReadingToday’s Prayer and Reflection: You will be thrown into prison. (Matthew 5:25) J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings centers around a magical ring that gives its wearers a dark power over others. The ring is so evil that even those who don’t want to exercise that dark power find themselves falling under its spell. […]
Continue ReadingMatthew 5:20-26 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to […]
Continue ReadingMatthew 7:7-12 Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you […]
Continue ReadingLuke 11:29-32 While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. […]
Continue ReadingToday’s Prayer and Reflection: “The people of Nineveh believed God. (Jonah 3:5) Think of a time when you heard someone give a compelling speech. Did their words move you to go change the way you were living? Maybe the experience was so powerful that you began telling your neighbors about it and encouraging them to […]
Continue ReadingToday’s Prayer and Reflection: “Our Father who art in heaven . . . (Matthew 6:9) The Grand Canyon is an outstanding example of stratified—or layered—rock. By studying its colorful layers, geologists have learned much about the canyon and its history. Each layer contains a wealth of information, including a few surprises. For example, did you […]
Continue ReadingMatthew 6:7-15 Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: Our Father who art in heaven, […]
Continue ReadingMatthew 25:31-46 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. […]
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