Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. @joyfulmath

"....but now he has reconciled you, by his death and in that mortal body. Now you are able to appear before him holy, pure and blameless – as long as you persevere and stand firm on the solid base of the faith, never letting yourselves drift away from the hope promised by the…

When I see the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars, which you set in their place – what is man, that you should take thought for him? what is the son of man, that you should look after him? You have made him but one step lower than the angels; you have crowned…

Let us all pray "Come Holy Spirit" as we begin our OCIA program at Holy Name on Sunday beginning at 10:00 followed by Mass at 10:30 in the Church.Returning to then discuss the scriptures with the team led by Pearl.

When the priest prays out loud during the Eucharist, he is praying for the entire congregation, and he should pray in a way that is understandable by the people in the pews. The people of God deserve better than what they are hearing in church today. It is time for a better…

This earth that is promised to the meek, that is to be given to the gentle to possess, is the body of the saints, whose humility will raise them up and clothe them in the glory of immortality, united at last with the Spirit of unity. Then the outer self will belong to the inner…

in the Gospel of Luke 5:1-11 Jesus says:"Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch". Jesus asks the same of us today as we start our day. He challenges us to go deeper in our relationship with Him. He challenges us to know and love Him more that we may serve Him…

St Cuthbert (634? - 687) England, 4 Sep According to tradition, he was a shepherd boy. Certainly he became a monk, and later prior, at Melrose. After the Synod of Whitby in 664 he became prior of Lindisfarne and gradually won over the community to Roman ecclesiastical customs.…

My soul, find peace in God alone, for he gives me strength to endure. It is he who is my God and my safeguard, my stronghold: I shall never be shaken. In God is my salvation and my glory, God is my strength – my refuge is with God. Trust in him, all you people together, pour out…

“Carlos Acutis gave to the poor. He went to daily Mass and had a love of the Eucharist. He limited screen time. He liked going hiking and being with his friends,” O’Malley said. “Even though he was this extraordinary spiritual writer — seemingly having insight beyond what any…

Pope St Gregory the Great (540)born in Rome and followed the career of public service that was usual for the son of an aristocratic family, finally becoming Prefect of the City of Rome, a post he held for some years.He founded a monastery in Rome and some others in Sicily, then…

"As the Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–88)—one of the twentieth century’s preeminent theologians of beauty—might term it, I was becoming more receptive, or more attuned to Christ’s own frequency, if you will, through a fresh attentiveness to the music of…

A word of thanks to all Moms and Dads who have affectively worked with their children all summer. From watching my grandchildren I know they did a wonderful job in maintaining their interest and the parents own sanity. Blessings on the new school year!

in the present is a very comfortale place to be with God's graces. Those graces need to be used in the next week.

We pray for the Church: that her leaders may be faithful ministers of your word, that all her members may be strong in faith and hope and that you may be recognized in the love she bears to all. Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer.We pray for our families, and the community in…

Saint Giles (c.650 - c.710) was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens. He settled in Gaul to escape his high reputation in Greece, and became for many years a hermit in a forest near Nîmes. He spent many years in solitude there but eventually founded a monastery. This…

St Aidan (- 651)England, Ireland, Argyll & the Isles Aidan, a native of Ireland, was a monk on Iona. When the Christian King Oswald returned from exile on Iona to his kingdom of Northumbria, he invited the monks of Iona to provide missionaries to instruct his people in…

@joyfulmath @GovPritzker Only 41% of students grade 3-8 in Illinois read at grade level.

Saint Fiacre Ireland He was born in Ireland in the seventh century, and was ordained priest. He lived in a hermitage in Kilkenny, but disciples flocked to him there and he went to France in search of greater solitude. He was kindly received by St Faro, Bishop of Meaux, and given…

‘On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary is allowed. ‘Saturdays stand out among those days dedicated to the Virgin Mary. These are designated as memorials of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This memorial derives…