Browsing the 2023 archive of Faith Enrichment Blog

The Problem of Hunger

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 3/17/23

Peace be with you!

This week, we're going to look at a recent UN Report on global hunger published this past July. By better understanding the numbers behind physical hunger in our world, we can begin to formulate our own personal responses to the problem of hunger.

The number ... Read More »

The Call to Discipleship

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 3/10/23

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This coming Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we will have our Lenten Mission: To Listen and Teach: A Lenten Reflection on Becoming a Disciple.

Members of our staff have worked tirelessly on this project and it is going to be a transformative three days. If anyone ... Read More »

Take up your cross!

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 3/03/23

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It's week 2 of Lent and it seems like we still have a long way to go until Easter. There is a great Lenten resource on the Hallow app called Pray40. Throughout Pray40 different guests make appearances to guide the listener through different Lenten themes ... Read More »

Will We Let Lent Change Us?

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 2/25/23

Peace be with you! Here we are in the early days of Lent! We are just 4 days into Lent and we've already spent 2 days abstaining from flesh meat. Even though it's been less than a week, it is good for us to take stock of how things ... Read More »

Come, you who are blessed by My Father

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 2/17/23

Peace be with you! Our theme this year for Lent is Hunger. Throughout Lent, we will hear and learn about the effects that physical and spiritual hunger have on the world we live in. Most of us, if not all of us, have experienced both forms of hunger in ... Read More »

Let's Get Ready for Lent!

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 2/10/23

Peace be with you! It's hard to believe that in a week and a half we will begin our Lenten journey. On Wednesday the 22nd, Catholics around the world will receive a cross of ashes on our forehead. Depending on where we go to receive our ashes, we will ... Read More »

World Day for Consecrated Life

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 2/03/23

This weekend, the Church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life. Here at Corpus Christi-St. Bernard, we have been blessed over the years to have many staff and parishioners who live lives of consecration. Currently on staff, we have two women, Sr. Irene and Sr. Suzanne, who exemplify what ... Read More »

Reckless Love

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 1/27/23

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This week the parish website was updated to include a couple of new things! First, this weekly letter has been added to the Blog tab as well as at the bottom of the home page. Our weekly Faith Enrichment Email will still go out, but ... Read More »

Who is in our boat?

Posted by Tim DeRosa on 1/25/23

This weekend in the Gospel we see Jesus call His first Apostles to Himself. Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John probably didn't expect their day to end up like this. They probably went out the night before to fish expecting nothing out of the ordinary to take place. But ... Read More »