Summer is a wonderful opportunity to recharge our batteries for the school year ahead. It is a time of summer camps, trips to the beach, and lounging around the house. It is also a lovely time to spend exploring and deepening your family’s faith traditions in the home. Here are some great ideas for having … Read more
Easter Sunday with all the spring colors, baskets and egg hunt is a time of excitement, a time of family and the opportunity to share a meal and spend time together. On this page we will provide suggestions for fun activities to do at home as well as facts and information about these holy days. … Read more
Statement from President Obama to His Holiness Pope Francis On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our warm wishes to His Holiness Pope Francis as he ascends to the Chair of Saint Peter and begins his papacy. As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, he carries forth … Read more
February 28, 2013 Warm Greetings! With prayers and our gratitude, today we bid farewell to His Holiness Benedict XVI, Roman pontiff emeritus. The process to select the new Pope, the Successor of Peter and our Vicar on Earth, should continually influence us into active prayer. Lent is a profound time of grace and reflection. It … Read more
With the season of Lent right around the corner we are delighted to offer you a variety of resources for bringing the season of Lent into your home. Facts about Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. On this day we receive ashes on your foreheads in the shape of the cross. The … Read more
Every year our 2nd year formation students make the walk to the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. This page is here to provide resources to all RE families to help your children prepare for the sacrament of Reconciliation whether this will be their first time or you are going together again as a … Read more
Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming! Your children are probably filled with excitement, counting down each day of December (perhaps with their trusty Advent calendar!), waiting for that glorious morning of Christmas to celebrate that God loved us so much that He became one of us! Right? Well, maybe they’re more excited for the presents. … Read more
Advent marks the beginning of the new liturgical year. Advent is a four-week season of waiting, hope and anticipation for Christmas. It is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus, anticipate the second coming of Christ, and to remember that Jesus is with us always “until the end of the age.” Here are some … Read more