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The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Last weekend I highlighted the life of Saint Andre Bessette, C.S.C..
He is the first canonized saint from the Congregation of Holy Cross.
I have been told there is a good documentary about Saint Andre on “Formed”
which is a platform both of our parishes have access to.
Included in the documentary are remarks from our own Fr. Hugh.
Tomorrow, January 20th is another special feast day for our community.
It is the celebration of the life of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C. the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Fr. Moreau grew up in France in the aftermath of the French Revolution.
In addition to the political unrest caused by the revolution, there was also religious and educational unrest.
France was divided between factions of priests who looked to France to lead the church
and factions who looked to Rome to continue leading the church.
Many priests were persecuted and executed during the revolution.
Many schools (which were largely led by the Catholic Church) were forced to close.
In Moreau’s day, it was a dangerous time to become a priest and an uncertain time to be an educator.
Fr. Moreau was both.
One of the central charisms
(gifts given by the Holy Spirit to help lead people to God) of the Congregation of Holy Cross
is that we are “educators in the faith.”
He founded our community to re-evangelize parishes and re-educate France.
He desired that his community of priests, brothers, and sisters would educate the heart
(to know God and desire to do right over wrong)
and educate the mind (to grow in the knowledge of the Arts and Letters taught in school).
This “wholistic” vision of education was progressive for Moreau’s time yet it carries on to this day in our local school,
Holy Cross grade schools, high schools, colleges, and universities across the globe.
Our celebration of Holy Cross Heritage Month continues on Tuesday beginning at 6:30pm at SHSF Church.
I will be presenting on the Holy Cross charisms.
God bless,
Fr. Kevin
You are invited!What: Holy Cross Heritage Month talks by Fr. Kevin Tuesday, January 14th at 6:30 PM
Topic will be - History of the Congregation of Holy Cross from the congregation’s founding in France to present day.
Tuesday, January 21th at 6:30 PM
Topic: Charisms of Holy Cross (charisms are spiritual gifts given from the Holy Spirit to help spread the gospel).
Where: This will be held in the church at
Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales (enter the handicapped, parking lot entrance)
This January, we are celebrating Holy Cross Heritage Month,
an annual awareness month celebrating the nearly 200-year-old mission of the Congregation of Holy Cross
in making God known, loved, and served in the world.
The Congregation of Holy Cross is the religious community of our priests Fr. Kevin and Fr. Hugh.
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a community of baptized people who have,
as their common goals: to love, model, teach, serve, and celebrate Christ in our lives.Committed to the Eucharist, our Bread of Life, and guided by the Holy Spirit,
we are dedicated to service to God’s people
and center our faith-life around liturgical celebrations, the Gospel, and prayer.Based on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council,
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we reach out to all people lovingly,
acknowledging their uniqueness and dignity,
and treat all with respect, tolerance, and acceptance, having the love of Jesus as our core.
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