by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 6, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
If someone asked you to give them another word for ‘God’, you could use the word ‘Presence’, for that is what God is. When Moses asked Yahweh his name, Yahweh replied, ‘I am who am’ and this means ‘I am present’. God is...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 2, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
In Spain and Italy, today is “Holy Friday.” In Germany, “Sorrowful Friday.” In the Eastern Churches, “The Holy and Great Friday.” In Denmark, “Long Friday.” The origins of the English “Good Friday” are uncertain. Some say that on this day one sees the greatest...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 1, 2021 | Recent News
A new elective offering has been added to the curriculum for 2021-2022 school year. Storytelling in Literature and Film is a fine arts course that allows students to look at how and why popular stories are told and their connection to our past, present, and future. It...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Apr 1, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
In our Rosary Cathedral and in cathedrals all over the world, bishops bless the holy oils at the “Chrism Mass” celebrated on Holy Thursday morning. The Church uses three sacramental oils: The Oil of the Catechumens: Used to strengthen those who are preparing for...
by jsnyder@sjjtitans.org | Mar 26, 2021 | Ignatian Thought of the Day
“The custom of covering or veiling the cross, statues and pictures in a church during the last two weeks of Lent developed in the 17th century. The covering usually began on the Fifth Sunday in Lent , lasting through the final two weeks of Lent. According to present...