by Dan Fuerst | Feb 19, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
The Lenten Season is FAST approaching (pun intended) so before you know it this Holy Season will be upon us. Lent is a Holy Season because it is meant to help to grow in holiness. Let us pray that we can use this time wisely. This year, Lent begins...
by Dan Fuerst | Feb 5, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
National Marriage Week, an annual celebration dedicated to promoting the institution of marriage, announces the launch of its 2025 campaign with the powerful theme of “Pursuing a Lasting Love.” This year’s mission is aimed at speaking to everyone’s core longing – to...
by Dan Fuerst | Jan 15, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Our Jubilee Year has begun. Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter’s in Rome on Christmas Eve. The Holy year comes every 25 years and is a special time of prayer and forgiveness that goes all the way back to the Old Testament at which time it was...
by Dan Fuerst | Jan 8, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The Baptism of Jesus is also an epiphany in the sense that God makes Himself known through Jesus. As Jesus is baptized by John, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are revealed to us. Jesus...
by Dan Fuerst | Jan 6, 2025 | Ministry
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a distinctive approach to children’s religious education, emphasizing hands-on learning and personal engagement with faith concepts. Developed over 60 years ago in Rome by Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi, this...
