How sad is this? The diocese is rewarding young people who wrote essays talking about how their churches aren't really that important. They are teaching the kids that the house where the Eucharistic Presence of our Lord resides and the Gospel is preached is basically just a building. While our Faith is indeed more than a building, the place where we worship God is important. If our church buildings weren't important, Bishop Galante wouldn't be so anxious to close them all, would he?
By the way, St. Edward's in Pine Hill, mentioned below, is the church that the beautiful Mater Ecclesiae is (was) a mission of. What a shame. Enlisting children in the spread of propaganda is the oldest trick in the book. Those of us raised in the wake of Vatican II should know. I pray that there will be something left of the Catholic faith in South Jersey for these kids and for all of us.
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Young Catholic Leader scholarships presented
Published by Star Herald Writer
Thu, June 12 2008
Brenna Frick of St. Lawrence Regional School, Lindenwold, first place winner of the David T. Coghlan Young Catholic Leader scholarship, is congratulated by Msgr. William P.Graham, pastor of St. Lawrence Parish, and Kathryn Coghlan.
'The church is much more than a building'
Link to Catholic Star Herald article here
By the way, St. Edward's in Pine Hill, mentioned below, is the church that the beautiful Mater Ecclesiae is (was) a mission of. What a shame. Enlisting children in the spread of propaganda is the oldest trick in the book. Those of us raised in the wake of Vatican II should know. I pray that there will be something left of the Catholic faith in South Jersey for these kids and for all of us.
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Young Catholic Leader scholarships presented
Published by Star Herald Writer
Thu, June 12 2008
Brenna Frick of St. Lawrence Regional School, Lindenwold, first place winner of the David T. Coghlan Young Catholic Leader scholarship, is congratulated by Msgr. William P.Graham, pastor of St. Lawrence Parish, and Kathryn Coghlan.
'The church is much more than a building'
I am a member of St. Edward Parish in Pine Hill. My belief is that the church is one of the most important things in my life. On Sundays, I help my mom sell grocerey certificates after Mass. I believe that all Catholics should attend Mass weekly. One thing that I am realizing, with the possibility of my church closing and being merged with another church, is that the church is much more than a building that we attend every Sunday. The Catholic family is much more than one parish -- it is a community of many different people worldwide sharing one strong belief. The greatest contribution that I can give to my church is to be a supportive part of it and to trust in God.
-- From Brenna Frick's winning essay
Link to Catholic Star Herald article here