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Join us this evening as we celebrate the nativity of St. John the Baptist with a cookout, yard games, and bonfire. We in...
06/23/2026

Join us this evening as we celebrate the nativity of St. John the Baptist with a cookout, yard games, and bonfire. We invite everyone from both parishes to join us at Twelve Apostles on Tuesday, June 23rd following the 6pm Mass.
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Food and drinks will be provided. Please bring lawn chairs and games to share! We hope to see you there!

Who is God the Father?God gradually prepared humans for the revelation of “who he is.” This began at the dawn of history...
06/23/2026

Who is God the Father?God gradually prepared humans for the revelation of “who he is.” This began at the dawn of history but became more focused with the call of Abram — whom God gives the new name “Abraham” — in the Old Testament. At this time, God entered human history in a definitive way and revealed his nature, unknowable by reason alone.
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God’s love is so strong that he desired to share it by creating. Human love, at the heart of creation, is based in God — we were created in the image and likeness of God — so that the Father’s eternal love continues to express itself in the love that he shares with us and that we share with him and one another.
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While believing in God as creator, the Israelites also professed their faith in God as “Father” in that he created the heavens and earth. Most especially, though, they believed in his fatherhood because of the covenant he made with the Jewish nation. For the Israelites, the name “Father” indicates that God, the creator of all that exists, is a loving Father — a God of mercy and forgiveness.
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For Israel, God is a mystery — a transcendent being far beyond what humans can imagine. God revealed this on Mount Sinai when Moses asked God his name. God replied, “YHWH (I AM WHO AM).” It reflects God who is infinitely above us, yet a hidden God who is close to us.
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Jesus taught us much about the Father. From Jesus, we come to recognize that our loving, generous and merciful God is first “Father” because he is eternally Father in relation to his only Son, who is eternally Son only in relation to his Father.

06/22/2026

📣🚨I am pleased to announce tickets for the Mass of Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, as well as events taking place before and after the historic celebration, will be available on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 10 am CDT at celebratesheen.com.

The Mass of Beatification is on September 24, 2026, at 2 pm at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, marking a historic moment for the Catholic Church in the United States and throughout the world. The Dome will open early that day for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Adoration, and a pre-Beatification program with Catholic speakers and musicians.

In addition to the Beatification Mass itself, pilgrims will have the opportunity to participate in a rich series of prayerful, educational, and celebratory events from September 15–26, 2026. These include Masses of Thanksgiving, visits to Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s tomb, and the inaugural Sheen Awards Gala, all in Peoria, Illinois. Together, these events form the official Sheen Pilgrimage. I encourage you to make a pilgrimage to both Peoria and St. Louis to fully experience this historic and grace-filled moment in the life of the Church.

Due to the historic significance of the event and anticipated attendance from across the country and around the world, advance ticket registration will be required for the Mass of Beatification and select events.

Additional information regarding schedules, hotel accommodations, livestream opportunities, pilgrim resources, and frequently asked questions will also be available at celebratesheen.com.

All are encouraged to attend in person if possible, or to join in prayer and participation virtually as the Church celebrates the Beatification of one of the greatest evangelizers of the modern era. 🙏

https://www.celebratesheen.com/

The feast of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More kicks off Religious Freedom Week.⁣St. John Fisher was a university proc...
06/22/2026

The feast of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More kicks off Religious Freedom Week.
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St. John Fisher was a university proctor and bishop (and very briefly cardinal) during the reigns of King Henry VII and his son, King Henry VIII, who he is said to have tutored. St. John actively preached against Lutheranism and against the king’s attempt to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After King Henry VIII secretly went through a form of marriage with Anne Boleyn, Fisher was arrested. Like St. Thomas More, St. John used a clause in the oath of succession to stay quiet regarding the king’s attempt to be considered the head of the Church of England, but was betrayed by Richard Rich, who managed to get St. John to acknowledge his denial of the king’s headship of the Church.
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St. John was sentenced to death and was due to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, but the king realized he couldn’t be allowed to live past the feast of his name patron, St. John the Baptist on June 24th. Instead, he was beheaded on June 22nd…but this still allowed parallels to be drawn to St. John the Baptist’s own beheading.
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We look to St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More for defense of religious liberty and against unjust governance and heresy.

The four elements of evangelizationWho needs evangelization? In a word, everybody. Children need to be evangelized in or...
06/22/2026

The four elements of evangelization
Who needs evangelization? In a word, everybody. Children need to be evangelized in order to grow in faith and understanding. Inactive Catholics, who no longer attend Mass regularly, need to be evangelized so that they can return to a life of active faith. Alienated Catholics who have left the Church need to be evangelized so they know how much we miss them and want them to return. People who have no faith need to be evangelized so they can be welcomed into a new life with Christ and the Church.
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Most of all, we need to be evangelized ourselves in order to strengthen our relationship with Jesus Christ and the Church.
There are four essential elements in the process of evangelization.
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1. Listening. The most sacred thing a person can share is his or her own story. When we listen, we enter into a person’s heart, mind, and soul. We see their search for meaning. We catch a glimpse of their struggle or their pain.
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2. Sharing our faith. We can share what our faith means to us in words by telling others how the Holy Spirit has worked in our lives. We can also share our faith through actions that demonstrate the ways in which we try to live authentically the gospel message.
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3. Extending an invitation. It might be an invitation to come to Mass or to some Catholic devotion, to talk with a priest or spiritual advisor, to read a book or pamphlet, to listen to a lecture, to assist in some ministry, to pray together, or to attend a parish social event.
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4. Praying. Pope St. John Paul II tells us, “There must be unceasing prayer to nourish the desire to carry Christ to all men and women.”
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While all of these elements are essential, the important thing to remember is that there is no step-by-step recipe for evangelization. The Holy Spirit will use your natural gifts and talents for the work of evangelization if you are open and willing. Before long, you’ll begin to see that you’ve developed your own style of evangelization!

Subject of the book "The Shepherd Who Didn't Run: Fr. Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma" by Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, B...
06/22/2026

Subject of the book "The Shepherd Who Didn't Run: Fr. Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma" by Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, Blessed Stanley Rother is now the focus of a new feature-length documentary coming to theaters in the U.S. this Summer. Narrated by acclaimed actor Martin Sheen, "American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story" reveals the witness of the first American-born priest recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, whose courage, sacrificial love, and unwavering faith continue to inspire people around the world. Born on a farm in Oklahoma, Bl. Stanley Rother eventually left to serve the Indigenous Tz'utujil people of San Atitlan, Guatemala during their time of civil unrest.
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🎥 Learn more about his story and the film at www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/american-martyr-the-stanley-rother-story/

Happy Father's Day to the men of Holy Trinity! And especially to our spiritual father, Fr. Joseph Totton. We appreciate ...
06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to the men of Holy Trinity! And especially to our spiritual father, Fr. Joseph Totton. We appreciate you!

Do we have to believe in guardian angels?The concept of guardian angels, as developed in Catholic theology and piety, ha...
06/20/2026

Do we have to believe in guardian angels?The concept of guardian angels, as developed in Catholic theology and piety, has biblical roots. The angel Raphael aids Tobit and his family; one angel interprets for the prophet Zechariah, while another guides Cornelius in Acts of the Apostles; and angels are called “ministering spirits sent to serve” in the Letter to the Hebrews.
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In Matthew, Jesus teaches: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd.”
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Pope Clement X set Oct. 2 as the feast of guardian angels in the 1670s.
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In honor of Father's Day, we will be offering a spiritual bouquet to St. Joseph, patron saint of all fathers, at all Mas...
06/20/2026

In honor of Father's Day, we will be offering a spiritual bouquet to St. Joseph, patron saint of all fathers, at all Masses this weekend. Note cards will be available for you to write your prayer intentions on or you may bring a card from home. Each prayer acts like a single flower, and when you gather them all together, they make a beautiful "bouquet".

Glorious St. Joseph, foster-father of Jesus, we offer you this spiritual bouquet of prayers. We present these spiritual blossoms to you as an act of love, and in thanksgiving for your fatherly care. Please intercede for our intentions and guide us to live out God's will with grace. Amen.

What does it take to “make” a saint?The road to official sainthood has four stages: servant of God, venerable, blessed a...
06/19/2026

What does it take to “make” a saint?The road to official sainthood has four stages: servant of God, venerable, blessed and saint.
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Sometimes people mistakenly think that the stages are an indication of holiness — that a blessed is “holier” than a servant of God, but the stages are merely an indication of where in the process that person’s cause for sainthood is.
The process cannot begin until five years after a person’s death to make sure that nothing scandalous emerges. A person can be saintly on earth but may only become a canonized saint after death. That waiting period has been waived twice in modern times. St. John Paul II started the cause for Mother Teresa two years after her death, and Pope Benedict XVI waived all five years for Pope John Paul II.
After the waiting period, the bishop of the diocese where the person died can initiate the case for sainthood — called a cause for beatification and canonization. If there are no objections, the person can then be called a servant of God.
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1. Servant of God: During this phase evidence of the person’s life is gathered and examined. This stage can take many years. Eventually, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints makes a decision as to whether or not the cause should go forward. If they vote to continue, the pope makes a final judgment and the person becomes venerable.
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2. Venerable: At this point, the person’s holiness is further established by evidence of a miracle performed through his or her intercession. Usually the miracle is a verifiable medical healing that could not have occurred under any known normal circumstances. If a miracle is established the person can then be declared blessed.
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3. Blessed: Those who are declared blessed require a second miracle before the Church makes a final judgment. The same scrutiny and rules apply to the second miracle as to the first. If a second miracle is proven, the person then is named a saint.
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4. Saint: Once a person is named a saint, he or she can be venerated by the whole Church and his or her name may be added to the general calendar of the Church. Someone who is known to have given his or her life for the faith is not required to have proven miracles before being canonized a saint, because martyrdom itself is believed to be a miracle of grace.
The formal canonization process we know has been in place only since the 17th century. In the early Church, if a person died for the faith or if the congregation agreed the person was extremely holy, he or she could be immediately recognized as a saint. In medieval times, the pope could just declare a person a saint. To combat error, procedural norms were gradually added, becoming established canon law in 1917.

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