Deacon Ward's...Musings of our Catholic Faith

                                        ~Mater Dei Parish~ St. Mary Star of the Sea / St. Edward the Confessor    St. James the Greater    St. Benedict Labre Growing in Faith and Charity "If you adore Christ and walk behind Him and with Him, your diocesan Church and your parishes will grow in faith and in charity, in the joy of evangelizing." Pope Francis Jesus *  Mary  *  Joseph 🌹🌹🌹 Deacon Ward 's Essentials and Expressions Friday August 21, 2020     Mater Dei Parish   St. Mary Star of the Sea / St. James the Greater / St. Benedict Labre St. Edward the Confessor Coming Soon!  Fall of 2020 Why do Catholics do that? ·       Are you interests in learning more about your faith or about the Catholic Church? ·       Perhaps you have been thinking about becoming a Catholic, (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults), or maybe you are just curious about what Catholics believe. ·       Do you wish to be baptized, receive First Communion or be confirmed? If you,

                                            🌹           ~Mater Dei Parish~ St. Mary Star of the Sea / St. Edward the Confessor    St. James the Greater    St. Benedict Labre Growing in Faith and Charity "If you adore Christ and walk behind Him and with Him, your diocesan Church and your parishes will grow in faith and in charity, in the joy of evangelizing." Pope Francis Jesus *  Mary  *  Joseph 🌹🌹🌹 Deacon Ward 's Essentials and Expressions Friday August 14, 2020 🌹🌹 For your weekend reading... Food for Thought "The only thing we ever do in this world that is real participation in the life we hope to live forever is to worship with Christ at the Liturgy. However humble (are) the Church buildings, however limited the spiritual insight of the  participants, when we are at the Liturgy of the Mass, Christ is there and mysteriously we are for that moment standing at the Eternal Supper of the Lamb." (Scott Hahn, Catholic Theologian) ....Thank you Fred Barker for

  ~Mater Dei Parish~ St. Mary Star of the Sea / St. Edward the Confessor    St. James the Greater    St. Benedict Labre Growing in Faith and Charity "If you adore Christ and walk behind Him and with Him, your diocesan Church and your parishes will grow in faith and in charity, in the joy of evangelizing." Pope Francis Jesus *  Mary  *  Joseph 🌹🌹🌹 Deacon Ward 's Essentials and Expressions Thursday August 13, 2020 🌹🌹 As we begin this day...  Ask God to dispel the clouds of darkness that may still be hovering over your life. Often when we wake up, we may not be excited about the day that is about to begin. The negative events of yesterday may still loom over us and looking forward, it doesn’t appear to be getting any better. However, Jesus, who is the Light of the World, wants to push away any clouds of darkness in your life and restore joy in your heart. ...start the day on the right foot. "In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified, I arise; bless me, O Lord