Month: January 2024

The Holy Cross Catholic School community, part of our larger parish community, gathers weekly for Mass. We are reminded each week that we share God’s love not only in our words and worship, but also in how we live …

Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has been calling us to return to “the ideal of holiness,” our vocation to become, as he says, “the saints next door.” Pope Francis’ emphasis on this matter should come as …

Over this past weekend, we heard that the word “amazed” appears 24 times in the short Gospel of St. Mark. His Gospel is also the one that starts many sentences with “And” or “Then” … as in “Then Jesus did …

Our Catholic faith is more than feelings and sentiments. Our faith has a content. It has truth. And that truth has a name: Jesus!

In celebrating National Catholic Schools Week, we are reminded that the deepest aim of Catholic education …

For many reasons, Catholic Education is a beautiful gift, but especially because what students learn in Catholic schools is more than reading and writing, science and math. Those subjects are all important, and we strive to give every student …

“Amazement” is what they call “a running theme” throughout the Gospel of St. Mark. The word (and its synonyms, like “wonder” and “surprise”) appear at least twenty four times in the Gospel (which runs only sixteen chapters in length).

The …

Al escucharle, los vecinos de Jesús se dieron cuenta de que ahí había algo diferente (Marcos 1, 21-28). Hablaba un verdadero profeta. Y lo hacía con autoridad – la autoridad que viene de Dios. Eso es lo que el Resucitado …

In Sunday’s Gospel (Mark 1, 21-28) the people of Capernaum recognize Jesus who had come to their synagogue as a teacher, and not just any old teacher, but a teacher who was very different from the teachers they had grown …

El Evangelio de la Misa del domingo nos hablará de la enseñanza de Jesús en la sinagoga de Cafarnaúm (Marcos 1, 21-28). No se han recogen sus palabras, pero serían de gracia, como las que pronunció en la sinagoga de …

Saints Timothy and Titus were among the earliest bishops and pastors of the Church. Both died toward the end of the first century. They were disciples and associates of Saint Paul and who seem to have attended the Council of …