Parish News
Bishop Burbidge's Homily at 2016 Chrism Mass - 3/23/2016There was such a spirit of gratitude and joy when just recently the dome for Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral was lifted. Of course, gratitude is expressed to God, the Source of all we do, and deep thanks to those throughout our diocese who have and continue to offer generous support on behalf of this project. A new prayer for our workers and the successful completion of the cathedral is found in today’s liturgical program and a holy card with the prayer will also be handed to you as you leave Mass today. Please keep this intention close to your ...Read More
St. James Gift Shop - 3/20/2016Please remember to stop by the gift shop to see the Year of Mercy display. We have several free items to help you with this year’s Mercy walk, as well as your Lenten journey.
What Jesus Saw from the Cross by A. G. Sertillanges is a must read for Lent and available in the gift shop. “I am happy to recommend What Jesus Saw from the Cross. In it, we enter into the Heart of Jesus during His Passion and discover how precious we are to Him.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta Start looking forward to the arrival of new products including Holy Water fonts, beautiful rosary bracelets and an assortment of children’s books, just in time for the Easter celebration. Don’t forget, we are always happy to hear your ideas and suggestions for Our Gift Shop. Mar. 11 Edition of "Raleigh to Rome" - 3/18/2016In this week's edition of the Raleigh to Rome news brief:
In this week’s news, Saint Joseph of the Pines breaks ground on a memory care center, a victory for "Choose Life" plates and a date is set for mother teresa’s canonization. Also up, last week it was the dome, this week, the cross. And Pope Francis explains the feet washing ritual. Raleigh to Rome is your news source for what's happening in the Diocese of Raleigh and throughout the world. |
Ignatian Retreat for Men is Set on May 20-22, 2016 - 3/17/2016St. Luke's and St. Raphael's Knights of Columbus Councils, in collaboration with St. Raphael's Office of Life Long Faith Formation, are sponsoring this silent retreat weekend for Catholic men. Men of the parish are invited. It starts Friday (5/20) at about 5 PM and closes Sunday (5/22) around noon.
The theme is "Jesus’ Teachings, God’s Mercy." Father Gerry Blaszczak, S.J., Parochial Vicar at St. Raphael the Archangel, will lead the retreat. He will explain and draw on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This will be a weekend of prayer, listening and contemplation. Mass is scheduled on Sunday. There will be (optional) time for familiar devotions, personal prayer and reflection, and meetings with Father. Avila Retreat Center (Durham, NC) is a unique retreat environment - a peaceful and reflective setting for meditation and prayerful walks around the wooded landscape. The $185 cost for the three-day retreat includes an overnight room for two nights, dinners, breakfasts and lunches. Contact Jim Haag at 919-841-5817(JJMTHAAG@TWC.com). Or make reservation by sending a $85 deposit to K of C Council #12455 - note Men's Retreat to: Ignatian Men's Retreat, C/0 Jim Haag, 500 Emerywood Dr., Raleigh, NC 27515. R.C.I.A. Sessions are on Wednesdays - 2/8/2016
On Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, R.C.I.A. Sessions are taking place. If you are considering joining the Catholic Church or have a desire to learn more about your faith please join us. The sessions will be continuing each Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm.
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National News
Christian Leaders Meet Obama, Discuss Concerns For Mideast Minorities - 9/12/14
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Eight Eastern Christian leaders spent 40 minutes talking to President Barack Obama about the situation of Christians and other minorities in the Middle East.
"We felt how deeply moved he was by what was happening to the Christians there," Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, said at a Mass later the same day at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church. The Sept. 11 Mass closed the three-day ...Read More |
9/11 "Can't Become Just Another Day As The Years Passed - 9/11/2014
This evening the “Tribute in Light” — two beams of light symbolizing the former twin towers of the World Trade Center — will illuminate the New York skyline as the city’s observance of the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks comes to a close.
The day began with the somber recitation of the names of the victims of the 2001 attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people in New York, Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon. Read More |
Young People Find Healing, Purpose, God's Love in Theology of the Body - 7/14/2014
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- For campus
minister Amy West, St. John Paul II's theology of the body is more than
just the late pope's writings on the human body, the creation of male
and female, marriage and human sexuality. It is a means of healing and
self-discovery for young people.
"What I see with each coming year is that students are wounded. They're wounded by their upbringing, by the evermore secular culture, by the evermore sexualized culture, and they've never learned or they've lost the value of their own self-worth and their own dignity," ...Read More |
Lead By Example: Pope Offers Abuse Victims Open Ear, Open Heart - 7/10/2014
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than a meeting and homily, Pope Francis laid out a clear road map for the church when he celebrated Mass and welcomed abuse survivors to the Vatican.
The morning he dedicated to six men and women who had been abused by clergy was a powerful combination of upholding the importance of having the letter of the law and displaying the proper spirit behind it. Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a German psychologist and ...Read More |
Holy Land Bishops Criticize 'Collective Punishment' of Palestinians - 7/9/2014
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called for an end to the cycle of violence and criticized Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and its collective punishment of Palestinians.
"Using the death of the three Israelis to exact collective punishment on the Palestinian people as a whole and on its legitimate desire to be free is a tragic exploitation of tragedy and promotes more violence and hatred," said a July 8 statement from the Assembly of ...Read More |
Hundreds Gather in Washington For Fortnight For Freedom Closing Mass - 7/7/2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A deep appreciation for religious liberty brought Anh Thu Vu of the Binh Thuan province of Vietnam to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Fortnight for Freedom closing Mass July 4.
She told Catholic News Service about her experience with religious persecution. "We lived in a small town and in school they would teach us that there is no God, and they would make it hard for us to ...Read More |
Boomers Can Have Good Lent Even When Not Needing To Fast - 3/7/2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic rules for fasting during Lent no longer apply when you turn 59. This applies not only to senior citizens, but a growing number of baby boomers as well. And there's still nearly a decade's worth of baby boomers closing in on age 59.
So how does one have a "good Lent" without fasting? It helps to keep in mind that fasting is just one of what the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls the three "pillars of ...Read More |
Lent Comes "To Reawaken Us", Pope Says At Ash Wednesday Mass - 3/5/2014
ROME (CNS) -- Lent is meant to wake up Christians and help them see that God can give them the strength to change their lives and their surroundings, Pope Francis said.
Before receiving and distributing ashes at an evening Mass March 5, Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis gave a homily focused on a line from the prophet Joel: "Rend your hearts, not your garments." The prophet, he said at the Mass at Rome's Basilica of ...Read More |
"Life-Changing" Jerusalem Trip Was Cornerstone For New "Jesus" Book - 3/5/2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Father James Martin today has a hard time believing that he initially turned down a suggestion to go to Jerusalem as source material for his newest book, "Jesus: A Pilgrimage."
"Initially, I didn't want to go because I thought my own mental images of Gospel passages and stories that I'd prayed over for years and years would be supplanted by touristy locales," Father Martin ...Read More |
Chruch Rebuilding After Storm Will Take Time, Philippine Priests Told - 2/25/2014
PALO, Philippines (CNS) -- Since November, any time it rains the interior of the Archdiocese of Palo's Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord gets good and wet.
Without a roof, most of the church's interior is open to the skies. Mass is celebrated at a portable altar set up under a tent in the one wing where the roof remains intact. Only a couple of hundred ...Read More |
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