How Can I Help a Local Mom in Need? Embracing Struggling Families with Open Hearts
How Can I Help a Local Mom in Need? Embracing Struggling Mothers with Open Hearts.
Discover how to help local moms in financial need. Real stories show simple ways to support struggling mothers with diapers, clothing, and aid that changes lives for local families.
Triduum: Why do we do what we do before Easter?
What Is the Easter Triduum? Meaning of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday Explained.
Discover the meaning of the Easter Triduum—Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Learn why these three days form one powerful story of sacrifice, love, and resurrection in the Christian faith.
Palm Sunday Explained: Meaning, Traditions, and Why Catholics Keep (and Burn) Palms
Palm Sunday Meaning Explained: Why Catholics Use and Burn Palms. Discover the meaning of Palm Sunday, why Catholics process with palms, and why blessed palms are burned for Ash Wednesday. A complete guide to this powerful Holy Week tradition.
What Happens When a Priest Stops Fighting the Holy Spirit?
Father Sammie Maletta shares his new book! The Dance You Can't Win — And Why That's Good News Father Sammie Maletta will be the first to tell you: he didn't want to write this book. For years, priests, bishops, and friends urged him to put his leadership principles and personal growth stories on paper. He resisted. Then, eventually, as tends to happen when the Holy Spirit is involved, he ends up saying yes! Father Maletta calls it the Holy Spirit dance . One in which the Spir
Why First Friday and First Saturday Are the Most Urgent Devotions for Our Times
Two Sacred Days. Two Divine Promises. One Lifeline the World Is Desperately Missing The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary symbolize the First Friday and First Saturday devotions with a focus on spiritual dedication and reverence. Most of us know the rhythm of the week without thinking much about it. Friday comes, we remember, hopefully, that it's a day of abstinence. Saturday arrives and it's errands, hopefully confession or Mass. Sunday, we're in the pews. But what if those t
Spotlight on Discipleship: Meredith Maranowicz’s Journey of Faith at SJE
Parish spotlight on Meredith Maranowicz, a longtime member of SJE, sharing how discipleship, Catholic education, and Father Maletta's strong parish leadership transformed her family’s faith journey.
LoveEd
How do we raise children who are strong, smart, and pure? Girls and their moms gather for a LoveEd class in St. Francis Hall. The next one will be Sunday, March 8. A classes for boys and their dads is scheduled for Sunday, March 1. Nurture the God-given potential of your children through intentional guidance and meaningful education. SJE Is Here to Help SJE is here to help parents nurture the God-given potential of your children through our LoveEd program—a book and video se