Apr 01
Read Sunday’s gospel, Mark 14:1-15:47. Gospel Summary The Passion reading in Mark’s gospel is the shortest of all gospel accounts and is known for its swift impact and drama. It begins with an unnamed woman pouring expensive perfume on Jesus’ head and continues through the Last Supper, Jesus and his disciples praying in Gethsemane, the arrest …
Mar 25
Read Sunday’s gospel, John 12:20-33. Gospel Summary Jesus announces that the hour is near when God will glorify him. Jesus knows that his earthly ministry will end and that he must endure the cross before he returns to be glorified by his father. In a way to help his disciples understand what must happen, Jesus …
Mar 18
Read Sunday’s gospel, John 3:14-21. Gospel Summary God’s love is clearly demonstrated in this gospel reading. Some people of Jesus’ time had shallow faith and would believe only if they saw signs of God’s power. Jesus helped his listeners recall an event in which God instructed Moses to lift up a bronze serpent. Anyone who …
Mar 11
Read Sunday’s gospel, John 2:13-25. Gospel Summary It is not clear to scholars exactly what precipitated Jesus’ reaction at the Temple. In what would appear to be a fit of anger, Jesus used a whip to drive out the animals, and overturned tables sending people, animals, and coins scurrying in all directions. The people took …
Mar 04
Read Sunday’s gospel, Mark 9:2-10. Gospel Summary The closest we can come to understanding the resurrection, is through the transfiguration of Jesus described in today’s gospel. Only after the resurrection could the three disciples understand what they saw that day on the mountaintop. Peter, James, and John, often described as the inner circle of disciples, …
Feb 29
Join The Ursuline Sisters for a performance of the Passion of Christ presented in mime, titled “For You, For Me,” Sunday, April 1 (Palm Sunday) at 2:30 p.m. at the Ursuline Sisters Motherhouse Chapel, 4250 Shields Rd. The play is presented by teens and incorporates narration, music and movement. It was written by and will …
Feb 26
Read Sunday’s gospel, Mark 1:12-15. Gospel Summary Jesus trusted in God’s promises. According to Mark’s gospel, immediately after his baptism, Jesus was driven into the wilderness where he lived with the wild beasts for 40 days and was tempted by Satan. Through those desolate days, Jesus was faithful to God. And at the end of …
Feb 20
As Lent approaches each year, our minds turn to, “what will we do; what will we give up?” Instead of giving up, why not put something in … something that will take hold and stay with us for the rest of our lives – since Lent is about change/conversion. Remember that real penance is to …
Feb 20
We are now into the great season of Lent, when we spend six weeks preparing to celebrate the high point of our faith: the Paschal Mystery, the suffering, death and resurrection of the Incarnate God. Formerly it was a time of severe penance as a way of purifying ourselves from our sinful habits and …
Feb 17
As we prepare to enter into the season of Lent, here are some family activities PreSchool: Lent Begins K-1: What Jesus Asks Us to Do Grades 2_3: What Lent is About Grade 4_6: Lenten Facts Grade 7_8: Quiz for Champions at the Beginning of Lent