The Queenship of Mary

This article features excerpts taken from the University of Dayton website. To see the full article click here. On August 22, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates a memorial in honor of the Queenship of Mary. This memorial is placed an octave, that is, eight days...

Introducing the Book Roost!

In February 2019, the Rooster crowed with the dawning of a new book program within The St. Vincent de Paul Dayton area community thrift stores: “The Book Roost!” While both the Edwin C. Moses and Salem Community Thrift Stores always had some books (less than 50...

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

(Reflections for July 28, 2019) Gospel: (Luke 11:1-13) Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be...

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

(Reflections For July 7, 2019) Gospel: (Luke 10:1-12,17-20) At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask...

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

(Reflections for July 14, 2019) Gospel: (Luke 10:25-37) There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said…“And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped him and went off...