Preparing for the Synod
As the synod approaches, take stock of your many gifts and of the needs of the Church, and then ready yourself for the exciting and creative task of everyone working together for God’s purpose.
As the synod approaches, take stock of your many gifts and of the needs of the Church, and then ready yourself for the exciting and creative task of everyone working together for God’s purpose.
The Extraordinary Form of the Mass can offer a beautiful combination of silence and reverent song that conveys a strong sense of divine mystery, especially in such a frenetic and noisy culture as our own.
May we all live “among the mountains” with our hearts fixed on the summit — God himself, as he invites us to continual conversion, to continual ascent, casting down every false peak as an idol and staying hungry for the glorious view we hope to enjoy with him in heaven.
Taking Nothing for Granted: Seniors Navigate the Pandemic Together, by Fr. Stephen Gregg ’01, A Beautiful Language of Rigor and Expression: Cistercian’s Math program, Past and Present, by Jon Erickson ’12, In Memoriam: Francis G. “Jerry” O’Brien, and Carl Fischer ’89, Afterthoughts: Ice-cream Trucks and the Art of Surprise by Patrick Spence ’08, Humility and Audacity: “Magni magna audent” by Fr. Roch
The extraordinary but relatively unknown philosopher and martyr also known by her religious name of Theresa Benedicta of the Cross.
On Father’s Day in this year dedicated to St. Joseph, let’s pray for the men in our lives, that every day they might grow more like St. Joseph.