Family Faith Reflections from Chris

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION UPDATE

It’s clear that we’ll be beginning the year with some form of digital ministry, rather than our usual Sunday morning classes. Ally and I have been reviewing some of the available options, so that we can offer a variety of resources to our parish families. We’ll continue the Sunday reflection videos, and hope to expand upon that. For families that would like to take one of our grade-level textbooks home, we can certainly provide them! Keep your eye on this spot in the bulletin for more updates in the coming weeks. Thanks for your patience!
 

 

SAINT OF THE WEEK

This Wednesday is the feast of St. Pio (better known as Padre Pio), a truly one-of-a-kind saint. Pio was a quiet saint who was blessed with spectacular gifts like levitation, bilocation, and healing. He was also known for the stigmata, miraculous wounds that would appear when he prayed and matched the crucifixion wounds of Jesus.

But Pio also had great wisdom to share. “You must not be discouraged,” he said, “if your actions have not succeeded perfectly as you thought. What do you expect? We are made of clay! Not every soil yields the perfect fruit the farmer wanted to grow. But let us always be humble and remember that we are nothing without God's help.”
 
If something this week isn’t working out quite the way you planned, send a prayer to St. Pio. Ask for the Lord’s help in changing your expectation, and finding joy in the good things all around us.