If God is merciful, why does hell exist?
‘God will not send us to heaven against our will because He respects our free will too much’
Purgatory is for the purification of souls
‘Purgatory is one of the most merciful things that God ever created’
Feasts of All Saints, All Souls are reminders of our future with God
‘There is a profound connection between All Saints Day and All Souls Day’
Diocese takes safe environment training on the road
‘Our Kids have been an amazing partner. They see hundreds of kids a year. They can talk about (child sexual abuse) from a place of experience, which I think is incredibly valuable.’
Synod process shows Church still working to make the ideal real when including people with disabilities
‘We’re recognizing that we need to be concerned about each other, and with each other, and recognizing everyone has gifts’
Pope Francis asks Mary to ‘convert those who fuel and foment conflict’
‘Queen of all peoples, reconcile your children, seduced by evil, blinded by power and hate’
Opinion vs. inspiration: Synod must grapple with concept of ‘sensus fidei’
‘I like to think of the Church as God’s faithful people, holy and sinful, a people summoned and called with the power of the Beatitudes and Matthew 25’
HRA JV volleyball team wins diocesan championship
With a 13-1 overall league record they tied for first with St. Matthew
St. Cecilia Academy presents ‘Annie’ Nov. 3-5
A heartwarming musical of friendship, belonging
Safeguarding will benefit from a synodal church, theologian says
‘A more synodal church ‘‘can only be possible if we have true and authentic and deep formation that is rooted in conversation in the Spirit’’
Synod assembly calls on everyone to ‘concretely participate’ in synodality
‘For the Church’s vocation is to proclaim the Gospel not by focusing on itself, but by placing itself at the service of the infinite love with which God loved the world.’
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