Today’s Gospel was about Martha, Mary, and the Lord. Bishop Rice began the homily discussing how we, at different times in life, can find ourselves feeling more like Martha or Mary. When we are like Martha, life is busy and we are pulled in opposite directions. Sometimes we look at the world and feel swamped or overwhelmed. But, there are times when we are at the feet of Jesus like Mary. Some of us feel that we have to struggle to find this balance between Martha and Mary.

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David Calavitta, Jesus, and Our Fascination With Superheroes!

This morning we had the privilege of hearing from David Calavitta. He started off his talk by discussing how many of us have a fascination with superheroes because they do things that are out of the ordinary – and we all have that desire. This is directly related to our desire for greatness and we cannot escape this desire. He said, “We are made for greatness because we are made in the image and likeness of the Greatest.” Continue reading

It’s just not SteubySTL without “Livin’ on a Prayer.”

This afternoon, Ennie had the opportunity to speak to high school seniors about their faith lives after high school. He started off by talking about how it is easy for us to become dependent on youth group (and conferences like this) to keep our faith alive.

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