June 2022 archive of The Seed
Mass Matters
Posted by Erin Elking on 6/28/22
The Second Vatican Council, in its constitution on the Sacred Liturgy reminded us that the Mass “is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 2). It is ... Read More »
Good Laws Make Good Citizens
Posted by Erin Elking on 6/22/22
For any society to function well, there needs to be a good system of just laws by which citizens can order their lives. This is true in civil society, but also in the society of the Church. The Church is a society – it is God’s Society, His Kingdom ... Read More »
Eucharist-centered Living
Posted by Erin Elking on 6/15/22
Today the Church celebrates what is her official Eucharistic Solemnity, her “official act of homage and gratitude to Christ, who by instituting the Holy Eucharist gave to her greatest treasure” (Parsch, The Church’s Year of Grace, v.III, 17). The Eucharist is for us the never-ending fulfillment of Christ’s promise ... Read More »
Fathers in Faith
Posted by Erin Elking on 6/09/22
We reflect upon mothers and motherhood in May, and in the same way, I think we can reflect upon fathers and fatherhood during the month of June. There is much evidence that fatherhood is in a crisis today: there are many homes in which the father is absent, and ... Read More »
The Sacred Heart and Christian Living
Posted by St. Henry Cluster on 6/01/22
June is a special month in the Church set aside for devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. While this and many other devotions have become less prominent in recent decades, “the Church has always valued, and still does, the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus so ... Read More »