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Pope Leo’s Teaching on the Documents of Vatican II – May 13
The last chapter of the Vatican II Constitution on the Church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In her we can recognize a model of being a member of the church, and see her role as mother of the church. Mary is a model because she allowed herself to be shaped by the...
Pope Leo’s Teaching on the Documents of Vatican II – May 6
Pope Leo on the Church – teaching from Vatican II document “Lumen Gentium” May 6, 2026 The Pope focused his remarks on May 6 on chapter 7 of the Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Church. An essential dimension of the Church is its focus on eternity. “The Church is...
Pope Leo’s Teaching on Vatican II Documents Continued
Pope Leo’s Teaching on the Documents of Vatican II, Continued This week Pope Leo taught about Chapter 5 of “Lumen Gentium”, the Constitution on the Church. The theme of this entire chapter is that every one of us is called to live in the grace of God, practicing the...
Pope Leo’s Continued Teaching on the Documents of Vatican II – Part 11
Pope Leo’s Teaching on the documents of Vatican II – The Constitution of the Church (Lumen Gentium) continued The Pope looks at Chapter 4 which deals with the laity. He begins by quoting Pope Francis “lay people are, put simply, the vast majority of the people of God....
Pope Leo’s Continued Teaching on the Documents of Vatican II – Part 10
Pope’s Leo’s teaching on the Documents of Vatican II – on the Constitution of the Church (continued) March 25, 2026 Last week the Pope spoke of the Church as the People of God. In his remarks today he considers the structure of the Church. The Church is founded on the...
Welcoming Ministry Hosts Talk on Autism
Informational session on Autism – you’re invited. In observance of Autism Awareness Month (April) our parish Welcome Ministry is hosting staff of the Autism Society of Maine at our ministry meeting on Thursday April 9 at 7 PM in the Parish Hall. We extend an open...
Pope Leo’s Continued Teaching on Vatican II Documents – Part Nine
Baptism as the Participation in the Priesthood of Christ (for all the baptized). On March 18 Pope Leo continued teaching on the Vatican II Constitution of the Church “Lumen Gentium” Chapter 2 The priesthood of the faithful is given with Baptism which enables all the...
Gratitude from Bread for the World
The response from the parish for the Offering of Letters this year was inspiring. Over 100 parishioners wrote notes and signed letters to our Congressional Delegation. These letters called attention to the elements of Catholic Social Teaching that pertain to feeding...
Pope Leo’s Teaching on Vatican II Documents – Part 8
Teaching of Pope Leo on the documents of Vatican II - Part 8 On March 11, 2026, Pope Leo continued his reflection on the Vatican II document “Lumen Gentium” – the Constitution of the Church, Chapter 2, dedicated to the People of God. Defining the Church as the “People...
Pope Leo’s Teaching on Vatican II – Part Seven
Pope Leo’s Teaching Part Seven: March 4, 2026 Pope Leo continues his catechesis at his Wednesday General Audience speaking on the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium - which is the Constitution of the Church. Lumen Gentium states that the Church is a “complex reality.”...