October is Respect Life Month. Jesus Christ teaches through our Catholic Church, "Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception...
We, the Catholic Bishops of Missouri, are committed to protecting the sanctity of human life in every circumstance and every stage of development In Missouri,
Some years ago, as lowly associate pastor, I had a particularly rough situation at one of my parishes. To go to our bishop of the time would put a lot of people in a very ugly position.
It is The Great Commission.
Jesus told His disciples: “Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands that I have given you. And be sure of this, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.” Matthew 28:19-20
We will begin RCIA or OCIA on October 6 at 10:00 am at St Francis Borgia. We used to call it the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, but now we call it the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults.
As we start the school year our Parish School has a focus of building a Faith Foundation. In construction it is obvious, you need a good foundation for a house. Perhaps it works like that for people as well.