The Seed
A Season of Healing
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 3/01/24
Lent gets a bad rap; it has negative connotations as a time of drudgery. The whole tenor of these weeks is defined by expressions of repentance, conversion, sacrifices, and the frustration of having to give things up and finding ourselves quite feeble in the face of even the ... Read More »
Vicar's Corner: Don't Waste This Lent
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 2/28/24
Each year in Lent we focus specifically on turning away from our sins and back to the Lord. If there is a certain sin that you have been struggling with, something that you notice yourself falling into on a regular basis, now is the time to make some ... Read More »
Vicar's Corner: Conversion of Hearts by Fasting
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 2/23/24
We will very soon be entering the season of Lent. During Lent we take up the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These practices are meant to help us to turn from sin which separates us from the Lord as well as it helps to be freed from ... Read More »
Precepts of the Church: The Fifth
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 2/20/24
In this final installment on our “Precepts” bulletin series, we come to the fifth precept of the Catholic Church: “The Christian Faithful are obliged to assist with the [material] needs of the Church…” (Code of Canon Law, can. 222, §1). What this assistance looks like will vary according ... Read More »
Precepts of the Church: The Fourth
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 2/16/24
I seem to have gotten ahead of myself with my bulletin article on the first precept of the Church from a few weeks ago. In that dealing with the obligation to attend Sunday Mass each Sunday, I unwittingly conflated the 1st and 4th precepts, which treat of Sundays ... Read More »
Precepts of the Church: The Third
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 2/07/24
We continue this series on the Precepts of the Church, and so far we have addressed the precept to attend Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation, as well as the precept to confess all grave (mortal) sins at least annually. Canon Law states the third precept ... Read More »
Vicar's Corner: The Gift of Tears
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 1/30/24
This week in Father Hess’ bulletin article he talks about the second precept of the Church, which is the obligation to confess your sins at least once a year. In confession the penitent has several things to do. These acts are contrition, confession, and satisfaction. The catechism says ... Read More »
The Precepts of the Church: The Second Precept
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 1/29/24
As we continue this catechesis on the Precepts of the Church, we now address the second precept: “You shall confess your sins at least once a year” (CCC, 2042). This assists Christians by ensuring “preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues ... Read More »
Vicar's Corner: The Gift of Tears
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 1/29/24
This week in Father Hess’ bulletin article he talks about the second precept of the Church, which is the obligation to confess your sins at least once a year. In confession the penitent has several things to do. These acts are contrition, confession, and satisfaction. The catechism says ... Read More »
The Precepts of the Church: The First Precept
Posted by St. Henry Parish on 1/26/24
The Precepts of the Church (“general rules given to regulate behavior”) are the Church’s expression of the bare minimum of activity required to be considered a practicing Catholic. These precepts are “set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life” (Catechism of ... Read More »