Catholic Owned Volume 1, Issue 25

Volume 1, Issue 25 March 21, 2024

Building the New Catholic Economy

In This Issue

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1. From the Founders

7. The Raising of Lazarus

2. About Catholic Owned

8. Oremus

3. From the Desk of Monsignor

9. Sapientia de Sanctis

4. New Member Spotlights

10. Holy Week Schedules

5. Business Directory

11. Classifieds

6. This Week

12. Ultima Verba

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Acknowledgements GLORIA DEO REGINA CAELI

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Monsignor Oscar F Castaneda

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OUR SPONSORS OUR READERS CONTRIBUTOR Grace Williams

Slaves of Jesus and Mary

Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner

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From the Founders

Dear Catholic Owned Readers, Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of Catholic Owned Magazine! We enter Holy Week on Sunday and turn our eyes toward the Passion of Our Lord.

This week we feature Holy Week schedules, a beautiful reflection on the Passion from Monsignor, and events to mark your calendars for after Easter. We also feature a new section, Sapientia de Sanctis.

Enjoy this issue, and our Eastertide Shopping Guide as well. Click HERE for your free copy.

May God bless you.

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with fraternal affection,

MATTEO ONORI & BROOKE JOINER Co-Founders, Catholic Owned

About

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Catholic Owned exists to propagate Knowledge of, Devotion to, and Love & Admiration for the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in reparation for the many sins & blasphemies against her.

In practical terms, we are building the New Catholic Economy.

Over time, our community members can make fewer compromises and be more free to pursue ever greater devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Marywhat is known to be the sweetest path to sainthood.

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From the Desk of Monsignor

Dear friends, Each year the Liturgy of Holy Week is celebrated with great fervor, reverence and devotion. Particularly during the Paschal Triduum, Our Lord wants to win our hearts for Him by showing us the immense and infinite love He has for us.

We will pray and contemplate Jesus' Passion, Death and Resurrection.

From the Gospel of St. John 13:1 we read: "Before the feast of the Passover when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end."

Because Jesus loved us so much, He desired to be loved very much by us. He did everything that He could, even unto suffering for us in order to conciliate our love and to show that there was nothing more that He could do to make us love Him. What greater proof of love can a person show for a friend than to give his life for his or her sake?

(John 15:13). Saint Paul said, "God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. While we were still weak at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly, God showed His love for us while we were still sinners... and we were justified by His Blood." (Romans 5:5-9) We know that Jesus underwent immense physical sufferings. He was persecuted, betrayed, apprehended, severely scourged, crowned with thorns, crucified and died on the cross of Calvary. Saint Alphonsus M. de Liguori says, “We have spoken about His bodily pains but who can ever explain and comprehend the inward pains of His soul which a thousand times exceeded his outward pains? This sorrow which deeply affected our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane and afflicted Him also throughout His whole life. Since the moment when He began to live, He had ever before His eyes the causes of His inward grief among which the most afflicting was the ingratitude of men towards the love which He showed them in His Passion.

All the humiliations and all the sufferings Jesus went through had been foretold by the Old Testament prophets, but none were understood, not even by His own disciples until after His Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven.

Nowadays, many still do not understand or will ignore the infinite love of our Lord who was willing to lay down His life for all.

As Christians we unite our own sufferings to His sufferings, and only then do we find meaning and hope. We also wish to make reparation for our sins and the sins of humanity that offend and crucify Him each day. We ask Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Sorrows, to intercede for the conversion of sinners, to help us love Jesus as she loves Him and that we will never separate ourselves from Him who is our Lord and Divine Savior. Through His Cross and Resurrection He has redeemed the world.

You are all in my prayers, specially during the Sacred Triduum.

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About Our Business Partners The businesses in our directory are vetted, recommended members of our community. They have all committed to the

Founding Pillars of Catholic Owned

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Faithful to the Magisterium

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Regularly practicing, sincere Catholic in good standing

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Prays the Rosary or practices other sincere devotion(s)

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Operates business in accordance with the principles of the Catholic faith

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New Member Spotlight

Rose Abdallah Bednar Owner & Creative Director, Flourish & Bloom Creative

Servicing clients in the Broward County area

Specializing in: Altar Florals Design Custom Wedding & Event Florals Water color artwork for wedding stationary, pro-life cards, and fine paper goods I’m a certified floral designer and artist. I source fresh flowers for churches that are liturgically appropriate throughout the year. I also provide quality custom floral designs for weddings and events, including large floral installations. I work with my clients to carefully design the florals that they envision for their special day.

As an artist, I also create custom artwork that can be incorporated throughout the couple’s wedding stationary suite and beyond, ensuring a cohesive design throughout the event.

My business was born from the face that I have always been an artist. As I explored many creative outlets over the years, I found floristry to be the most fulfilling for me. As I started doing flowers for my local Catholic Churches, I found it to be a wonderful way I can give back to God for blessing me with my talents. I currently do the flowers for All Saints and St. Gregory, and enjoy serving my community.

Most of my clients come to me through a shared connection in faith and shared moral values.

One example where this really shined was with the mother of a very special bride that I worked with recently. She shared with me that they chose to work with me because my business is unapologetically pro-life. That meant so much to me.

I am Catholic and my faith is the foundation of my business.

I am unapologetically pro-life, so Flourish & Bloom is unapologetically pro-life.

I like to make art that is inspired by my faith and I will never compromise my faith in any business relationship. For me, God comes first.

A favorite quote that inspires me and moved me to do what I do is, “Your talent is God’s gift to you.

What you do with it is your gift back to God.” My favorite Bible verse is John 3:16.

Click Here to get in touch with Rose today!

Rose with her family

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New Member Spotlight

Floriani Sacred Music

Nonprofit Revitalizing Sacred Music in America music, as they have grown so proficient as to perform, often while conducting themselves, for Masses, weddings and concerts. The choristers’ own love for sacred music is infectious to those who hear them, almost inevitably moving the heart and soul of the listener.

In the Vatican II document, “Sacrosanctum Concilium,” sacred music is said to be “a treasure of inestimable value, greater than that of any other art.” Our mission is to inspire a renaissance of sacred beauty through the music of the Church, whereby hearts might be able to encounter Christ, the Source of Beauty.

St. Florian is our patron, from whom we take our name. He is Giorgio’s Confirmation saint, and is attributed by Giorgio to have saved him from nearly drowning. Giorgio did not know when he chose him as his saint that St. Florian is the patron of drowning victims!

Our favorite quote would be the one Floriani Sacred Music is dedicated to serving the Church and saving the mentioned above from Sacrosanctum culture through the beauty of sacred music. We believe in the power of Concilium, as it establishes the preSacred Beauty to awaken and deepen a desire for Christ and His eminence of sacred music, as an art, in the liturgy.

Church.

By singing for liturgies, performing educational concerts, and teaching, both in person and remotely with our online course, Gregorian Chant Academy, and our Chant School Podcast, we introduce people of all musical backgrounds to the Church’s rich heritage of liturgical music.

Giorgio Navarini founded Floriani originally as a barbershop group as a student at Thomas Aquinas College, where he met Thomas, Joe and Graham, each of whom sang in his choir at different times.

Eventually, they moved on from barbershop to sacred music, and realized it was this which they truly loved to sing. Years later, after they’d all long graduated, they reconnected, quit their jobs, and moved to Arizona to begin Floriani as a non-profit men’s vocal ensemble with a mission to revitalize sacred music throughout the world.

Floriani is proud to have taught and developed a devoted children’s choir in Phoenix, AZ for almost three years. These young choristers have proved to be a remarkable testimony to the accessibility of sacred

Click HERE for full contact details.

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New Member Spotlight

The Fund for Vocations

Nonprofit Unlocking Vocations Nationwide Studies show that around 1/3 of those who want to makes vows as priests, friars and sisters are unable to due to student loans, since candidates must be debt-free to enter formation.

The Fund for Vocations eliminates the obstacle of student loan debt so that no vocation is lost.

By actively working to alleviate the debt burden for candidates, we have opened the door for over 300 future religious, and are actively supporting members of almost 100 traditional communities, including Dominicans, CFRs, Sisters of Life, Benedictines, ICKSP, and so many more.

When a young Catholic is accepted to formation with a traditional religious order but cannot enter because of their student loans, we make their monthly payments out of a donation-based fund.

We keep paying on a monthly basis until they take their final vows, after which we pay off the remainder within five years. If they discern out, they simply pick up where we left off.

The Fund for Vocations started as a mom-andpop apostolate of Corey and Katherine Huber, two very generous and faithful Catholics. They discovered a huge cause of the vocations crisis to be the burden of student loan debts. Most orders will not even allow someone to enter formation with loans. They created a fund out of which to award grants to young Catholics to support a new generation of religious. When they received a flood of applications, they expanded and fundraised to create a 501(c)3.

Click HERE for full contact details.

Many of our grant recipients would attest that they would not have been able to become religious without our help. One Mercedarian sister, Sr. Yvelyne Marie, HMSS, wrote, “I am beyond grateful for your support, not only financially but spiritually. I would not be a Religious today, if not for you.

Thank you so much for your immense generosity and sacrifice. May the Lord reward you and grant you many blessings. You are in my prayers and have a very special place in my heart. God bless you!!”

Our Catholic Faith is at the absolute center of everything we do. Our donors are inspired to give because they understand the importance of making the Church a light for the world, and the crucial role that Catholic religious play in that effort. We are changing the world and renewing a Christ-centered, vibrant Catholic culture by enabling passionate young religious to do God’s will.

Our nonprofit is very streamlined and has only two full time employees.

Mary Radford, our executive director, has a quote in her email signature from St. Catherine of Siena: “If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire!” Our communications director, Elizabeth Latham has one from St. Ambrose: “It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.” Both are deeply devoted Catholics in love with their faith.

Please consider a recurring or one-time taxdeductible donation: SUPPORT THE FUND FOR VOCATIONS Catholic Owned Magazine

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New Member Spotlight

Richard Roselli, LCSW, MSSW-MFT Owner/ Director, RCCS, LLC

Serving clients via telehealth in South Florida & beyond I support individuals to better look at themselves and ask the hard questions that previously they were unwilling to ask themselves. Then, we devise a plan to get them where they want to go in life.

How does your faith play a role in the operation of your business?

I pray before and after sessions privately. I believe God has put me on this earth to be a healer and helper for others who are struggling. My belief in Jesus Christ is catalyst for this mindset.

Who is your favorite saint?

Mother Teresa, because of her dedication to her work, great love for God and discipline. She continues to be a great course of inspiration for me both personally and professionally.

I am a returning Catholic attending mass worship at Mary Mother of God Catholic Church in Tequesta, FL. I have come to greatly appreciate the contributions of Catholicism in the realm of mental health. In a properly balanced order, it can be a great compliment to the struggles we face in daily life.

I am a licensed clinical therapist in Virginia (LSCW) and Florida (LCSW) with over 22 years of experience working as a counselor and life coach. I help my clients become the very best version of themselves. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and substance abuse related issues. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. My goal in life is to assist any person/s in need of recovery or growth.

I focus on inner strength and self exploration by providing counseling services to individuals, couples and families.

What inspired you to start your business?

My father was an addiction counselor who started an organization called DARE (Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Enterprise).

What kind of impact do you have on your clients?

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“We normally work for 8 to 12 sessions with cognitive behavioral therapy depending on the particular issue(s) which are presenting. We may include other empirical and experiential therapies, which we could discuss. Most patients see gradual lifting of symptoms within three months and consistent improvement with practice of techniques and ongoing implementation.”

My counseling style is warm, interactive and connecting. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't deal in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and experiential counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific individual needs.

“Richard is excellent providing what his clients need to grow and flourish. He is caring and empathetic and creates a safe space for his clients.

He has experience helping with issues such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and relationships.” -Greta Wendorf, LMHC, CTP

Click HERE to view full contact details

New Member Spotlight Adrián Alvarado

Owner, Alva Leon Media Serving clients in South Florida & beyond The inspiration for starting Alva Leon comes from a lifelong love of art, storytelling, and the transcendental power of beauty. With the medium of visual storytelling, we open a world of possibilities to transmit the deep beauty of life which makes life worth living.

Through beauty and stories we are able to know ourselves more and to know God more.

Alva Leon is engineered to provide creative media solutions to any client’s needs. The founder, Adrián Alvarado is a dedicated Filmmaker, Video Producer, Editor, and Media Professional, committed to taking your media projects to the next level. Working on projects like “Mass of the Ages”, "Owls Among US: Ray", and working for a variety of companies and clients with a unique blend of artistic creativity and technical proficiency, Adrián excels at delivering your project on time and resonating emotionally with diverse audiences. An adept adaptability to emerging video production technologies has allowed Adrián to contribute to a wide array of projects, spanning various tones, styles, and languages. Throughout Adrián's career, he has used his technical skills along with his personable personality to make any project become a reality. The team behind Alva Leon is eager to collaborate with you and help bring your media visions to life. Leverage our extensive skills and experiences to achieve your creative aspirations and effectively engage your target audience. Reach out to Alva Leon and embark on an inspiring journey of visual storytelling together.

While working on “Mass of the Ages Part 3”, I, Adrián, had the honor and pleasure of planning and coordinating a film shoot in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. While there, we were able to interview a wonderful family. This family was humble and incredibly faithful. I was astounded by their incredible generosity and charity despite having so little. In this case, despite the interview being a professional

“Through beauty and stories we are able to know ourselves more and to know God more.” endeavor, the family became great friends of mine and they continue to serve as wonderful examples to me.

The Catholic faith informs everything we do at Alva Leon. It is a real blessing to be able to have worked with a wide variety of Catholic Clients like Mass of the Ages, OnePeterFive, FOCUS, Tridentine Brewing, the Knights of Columbus and more. In addition to corporate and cinematic clients, it is also incredible to do work for private individuals like capturing moments like weddings and confirmations. The way business is conducted is always with the aim to be in line with Church teaching and morals.

Two favorite saints of mine are St. Maria Goretti and St. George are my favorite Saints, precisely because they are both so different, but both provide such incredible examples of bravery and purity. In particular, St. George was there for me when I first started to become interested in the Faith as I explored the Old Gothic Cathedral in Barcelona. I would create a Youtube video that was a reading of the original story of St. George, and this video would become one of my most watched and beloved. Later on, I would learn about St. Maria Goretti and she would become a great friend and confidant for me, and was even able to go to see all the places she lived in in Italy.

Truly both of these great saints are sources of comfort for me and have helped me through their intercessions in incredible ways throughout the years.

Click HERE to view full contact details & book with Alva Leon.

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Business Directory

Business Services

FocalPoint Coaching, Roberto Munoz

Providing Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, Sales Skills Training, Assessments (DISC, Sales Skills, EQ), Leadership Development Workshops. Serving Florida & beyond.

Ph: (954) 684-9083 Email: rmunoz@focalpointcoaching.com Website: robertomunoz.focalpointcoaching.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertomunoz2/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rmunozcoach/

Doctors & Medical Services Melissa Grace Therapy, Coaching & Fertility Care, Melissa Tablada I offer psychotherapy via telehealth for individuals and couples across the state of Florida. I offer coaching services for clients located around the country & worldwide. I offer Creighton fertility care services to clients located in the continental USA. Contact us for details.

Ph: 786-753-9391 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissagracetablada/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/melissatablada Email: melissagracetablada@gmail.com Website: www.melissagracetablada.com

Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care, Katherine Hernandez

Providing the Creighton Model Fertility Care System as an effective and life-affirming way for single women and married couples to discover the truth of their reproductive health and embrace the gift of their fertility.

Women and couples can also be referred to a Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology Medical Consultant to treat reproductive health conditions and evaluate the underlying causes of infertility and miscarriage.

Services provided via telehealth.

Website: Fertility Care - Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care Email: katherine@ourladyofgoodhelpfertilitycare.com LinkedIn: Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care: Company Page | LinkedIn

RCCS, LLC, Richard Roselli

I help my clients become the very best version of themselves. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and substance abuse related issues.

Ph: 703-634-3080 Email: richard@rccs.life Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/-rccs-llc-fairfax-va/798625

Thrive OB/GYN, Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran

We are a concierge obstetrics practice, we come to your house for prenatal care We deliver our patients in Palm beach, Broward and Dade counties (hospital birth only) Contact us for details.

Ph: 954-743-6076 Email: manager@thriveobgyn.hush.com Website: www.dranagarciaiguaran.com

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Business Directory

Event & Floral Services

Flourish & Bloom Creative, Rose Abdallah Bednar

Floral design for weddings & special events. Specializing in Catholic Church altar flowers. Also offering custom water color wedding invitation design and stationary, prolife greeting cards, and fine paper goods. Servicing the Broward County area.

Ph: 954-336-7473 Email: rbednar29@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishandbloomcreative

Home Services

Strimbu Holdings, Andrei Strimbu Providing high end general contracting services, complete remodeling, plus all styles of flooring and gardens. Serving Broward County & beyond.

Ph: 954-632-1956 Email: strimbuholdings1@gmail.com Email: strimbuflooring@gmail.com

Media

Alva Leon Media, Adrián Alvarado

Multimedia Company focused on Cinematography, Photography and more!

Serving South Florida & beyond, available for remote work.

Ph: (941) 284-2999 Email: contact@alvaleon.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alvaleonmedia/ Website: https://www.alvaleon.com/

Real Estate

Avery St. James Real Estate Group, Manny Martinez

We take the stress out of buying, selling, and investing in real estate for families in Palm Beach County and beyond.

Ph: 561-292-5185 Book your free strategy call: https://calendly.com/talktomanny Email: manny@averystjames.com Website: palmbeachlistings.io

Recreation

Velocity Warehouse, Robert Tanon

Service provider for race car drivers. By racers and for racers, we strive to be a one-stop shop for everything racing. We offer race car storage, transportation, track support, race prep, rentals, coaching, builds, modifications, & sales of racing gear, equipment, & tires. Specializing in Mazda MX5 Miatas, RX8s, & RX7s. Serving Fort Lauderdale, all of Florida & beyond.

Ph: 888-300-1270 Address: 740 NW 57th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Email: info@velocitywarehouse.com Website: www.velocitywarehouse.com Facebook: www/facebook.com/velocitywarehouse Instagram: www.instagram.com/velocitywarehouse Catholic Owned Magazine

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Business Directory

Religious Goods Latin Mass Helper

It's our goal to make hard-to-find traditional Catholic products and resources easily available, at the cheapest price possible, with free and fast shipping options. Featuring Missals & more!

Email: thomas@latinmasshelper.com Website: https://store.latinmasshelper.com/ and https://latinmasshelper.com/

Nonprofits Floriani Sacred Music

Men’s vocal ensemble that performs Catholic sacred music for Masses and concerts, trains choirs in the method and content of traditional sacred music, and leads sacred music retreats for parish choirs.

Website: https://www.floriani.org Email: florianisacredmusic@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florianisacredmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/florianisacredmusic Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlorianiSacredMusic

The Fund For Vocations We support vocations to traditional religious orders faithful to the Magisterium by unlocking the vocations of their future members.

Website: https://fundforvocations.org/ Email: info@fundforvocations.org Phone: 877.556.6338 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fundforvocations/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fundforvocations Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fundforvocations7057

Mother of Divine Grace School, Laura Berquist

Offering a Catholic, classical approach to distance learning. Providing K-12 curriculum, ongoing training for parent educators & Learning Support classes. Serving over 6,300 students worldwide & WASC Accredited.

Ph: (805) 646-5818, Mon-Thu 8am to 4pm PT Email: receptionist@modg.org Website: Mother of Divine Grace School (modg.org) Facebook: Facebook Instagram: @modgschool Twitter: @MODGSchool Pinterest: https://pin.it/7njdXmv YouTube: https://youtube.com/@modgschool783

Open Hearts for Orphans, Lisa Murphy

Providing resources for orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk children around the world with medical intervention, meeting basic needs, providing “Say Yes” grants to families in the adoption process, and through the advocacy of our ARISE program. openheartsfororphansorg@gmail.com Ph: 561-827-2222 Email: openheartsfororphansorg@gmail.com Website: https://openheartsfororphans.org/ Donations can be made on the website, via Meta, Paypal, Venmo, text-to-give or by mailing a check.

Text “GIVE” to 561-375-2700.

For stock donations, please email: donate@openheartsfororphans.org Check donations may be mailed to: Open Hearts for Orphans P.O. Box 8074 Delray Beach, FL 33482

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Nonprofits (cont’d) Students for Life at FIU

Providing free diapers, wipes, baby formula, and other items to new families on campus. We are a very active pro-life campus ministry, tabling weekly, collecting donations for pregnancy resource centers, hosting guest speakers, attending political rallies, and more.

Email: studentsforlifeatfiu@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studentsforlifefiu/ Donations can be made via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/studentsforlifefiu

The Men’s March, Jim Havens & Fr. Stephen Imbarrato

In participation with God’s grace, we will abolish the ongoing, daily mass murder of innocent children in our nation by (1) providing an opportunity for real men to gather together and maximize their influence in a brotherhood of authentic love for vulnerable women and children all throughout the Nation; (2) educating and inspiring all to LEAD ON LIFE without exception and without compromise according to their state in life; (3) demanding the U.S. Supreme Court take up a case to affirm PERSONHOOD NOW for every preborn child.

Email: jimhavens@themensmarch.com Website: www.themensmarch.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themensmarch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themensmarch Tune into The Simple Truth: https://thestationofthecross.com/programs/the-simple-truth/

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Members Map Each pin represents one of our member businesses.

Most are here in South Florida, and some serve our community nationwide.

Stay tuned to see us fill this map with pins!

Our members in other areas:

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Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

days by this point. In His great Mercy, Our Lord was moved to bring Lazarus back to life and also so that many would believe. Indeed, many who saw these Lazarus was the brother of Martha and Mary, and He miracles did come to believe. died while Our Lord was out of Judea. It had become Others brought news to the Pharisees, who “gathered very dangerous for Him, and He had had to retreat so a council, and said: What do we, for this man doth the Pharisees could not stone Him before His Passion. many miracles?...From that day therefore they devised The healing of the blind man was a remarkable miracle, to put him to death. Wherefore Jesus walked no more but Jesus had one more major miracle before He would openly among the Jews; but he went into a country enter the gates of Jerusalem. near the desert, unto a city that is called Ephrem, and Jesus returned and on the way, found Martha, who said there he abode with his disciples” (John 11:46-54). to Him, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had St. John continues his Gospel by sharing about the not died. But now also I know that whatsoever thou wilt meal that Lazarus ate with Jesus, at the home of ask of God, God will give it thee.” She proclaimed Him Martha and Mary shortly before the Pasch. Martha as the Christ, and went to get her sister, Mary. served, and Mary anointed His feet with precious oil. It There were other Jews with Mary and Marth, as is the is here that again Our Lord foretells His death, Judas Jewish custom after a death, and it’s in this context that reveals his true character, and even more Jews came we see a unique series of circumstances unfold. to believe in Him because they saw Lazarus alive When Mary went out to meet the Lord, she fell down at again.

His feet and wept. The Jews that were with her also In many ways, the raising of Lazarus was the last wept. St. John tells us, “Jesus, therefore, when he saw straw, so to speak. For the Pharisees, it was just what her weeping, and the Jews that were come with her, they needed to justify their bloodthirsty pursuit of the weeping, groaned in the spirit, and troubled himself, Son of David. For countless others, it brought them to And said: Where have you laid him? They say to him: faith in Christ. It also serves as the final turning point Lord, come and see. And Jesus wept.” (John 11:33-35). towards Holy Week, as the Jewish Pasch would serve It’s the only time we read that Our Lord wept. Not even as the perfect opportunity for the Pharisees to during His Passion did He weep. Only in response to the apprehend Jesus. suffering of the ones who love Him is He so moved. It is For us today, the raising of Lazarus reminds us of the a profound consideration in the context of the Sacred tremendous mercy of God in our suffering and Heart devotion and the Divine Mercy that is poured out brokenness. It also provides a foretaste of the for us.

Resurrection on Easter morning, as well as the Jesus followed them to the sepulchre and called eventual resurrection of each one of us.

Lazarus out of the tomb, who had been dead for four Catholic Owned Magazine

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Please pray for these prayer intentions.

Prayer intentions are published for six weeks unless removed or renewed. Please send to brooke@catholicowned.com.

-Pope Francis, all clergy and the Church -Families, especially those striving to raise their children in the Faith.

-Vocations and the discernment of young people -Holy Marriages to live out the pro life message -Couples struggling with infertility -World leaders, especially those of the United States -Those suffering with illness, in need of healing -Employment seekers struggling in the current economy -For the spread of True Devotion to the Immaculata -Catholic business owners who are walking the walk -For the souls in purgatory, and poor sinners who have no one to pray for them -For the Traditional Latin Mass, especially in our area but also worldwide.

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Sapientia de Sanctis St. Angela Merici (1474-1540)

"If according to times and needs you should be obliged to make fresh rules and change current things, do it with prudence and good advice. The last word that I address to you and one I urge upon you with all the ardor of my soul, is that you live in harmony, united together in one heart and one will. Be bound to one another by the bonds of charity, treating each other with respect, helping one another, bearing with each other in Christ Jesus: if you really try to live like this, there is no doubt that the Lord, our God, will be in your midst. Do not lose heart, even if you should discover that you lack qualities necessary for the work to which you are called. He who called you will not desert you, but the moment you are in need he will stretch out His saving hand" ~St. Angela Merici Catholic Owned Magazine

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Sunday Mass Times & Locations

Masses are submitted by subscribers, who have confirmed that one can receive the Eucharist kneeling, on the tongue. Please submit your favorite Mass to brooke@catholicowned.com to have it featured!

Palm Beach County

Holy Spirit Catholic Church 1000 Lantana Rd. Lantana, FL 33462

Palm Beach County

Mary, Mother of the Light Maronite 9:00 AM Rosary, 9:30 PM Divine Liturgy (English & Catholic Church & Academy Syriac) 46 Willow Road 11:00 AM Divine Liturgy (English, Syriac, & Arabic) Tequesta, Florida 33469

Palm Beach County

St. Jude Catholic Church 204 N US Highway One Tequesta, FL 33469

Palm Beach County

St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church 7:00AM, 9:00AM (live-streamed), 11:00AM, 5:30PM 840 George Bush Blvd PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL Delray Beach, FL 33483

Broward County

All Saints Catholic Church 10900 W. Oakland Park Blvd Sunrise, FL 33351

8:00AM, 9:30AM (CHILDREN MASS) 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM (ESPAÑOL)

Broward County

St. Gregory the Great 200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM, 6:00PM (English) 1:30PM, 3:00PM (Spanish) Adoration Thursdays 4:30-9:00PM

Broward County

St. John XXIII 16800 Miramar Parkway Miramar, Florida 33027

8:00AM, 10:00 AM (English) 12:00 Noon (Spanish) 6:00 PM (English) 4:00 PM (French & Creole) 2nd Sunday of the Month

Broward County

St. Mark the Evangelist 5601 South Flamingo Rd. Southwest Ranches, FL 33330

8:00AM, 10:30AM, 5:00PM (English) 12:30PM (Spanish)

Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Belen Chapel 500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184

Extraordinary Form (TLM) 9:30AM Rosary 10:00AM Missa Cantata

Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church 2055 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145

11:00AM (English) 1:30PM (Español)

Miami Dade County

St. Agnes Catholic Church 100 Harbor Dr. Key Biscayne, FL 33149

8:30AM, 10:00AM, 11:30AM (English) 1:00PM, 7:00PM (Spanish) PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

Miami Dade County

St. Augustine Catholic Church 1400 Miller Rd Coral Gables, FL 33146

8:00AM, 10:00AM,12:00PM 5:00PM, 6:30PM 8:00PM (College Mass, all welcome)

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7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM (English) Extraordinary Form (TLM) 2:00PM

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 5:30PM

Holy Week Schedules Palm Beach County Holy Spirit Catholic Church 1000 Lantana Rd. Lantana, FL 33462

Holy Thursday, March 28: No Morning Masses.

7:00 PM English Good Friday, March 29: 3:00PM Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord with Holy Communion, 12 Noon Passion in Latin; 6:00PM Meditation on the Seven Last Words; 7:00PM Live Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday, March 30: No confessions or morning Mass; 9:00AM Polish Blessing of Food, 7:00PM Vigil Mass Easter Sunday, March 31: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00 Noon – English Masses; 2:00PM Latin Mass Extraordinary Form

Palm Beach County St. Jude Catholic Church 204 N US Highway One Tequesta, FL 33469

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass Good Friday, March 29: 2:00PM Stations of the Cross, 3:00PM Celebration of the Passion; 7:00PM Meditations on the Seven Last Words Holy Saturday, March 30: NO Confessions and NO Morning Mass This Day, Easter Vigil 8:00PM Easter Sunday, March 31: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM (special time for Easter Sunday only).

Please note, there is no 5:30PM Mass on Easter Sunday.

Palm Beach County St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church Holy Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 5:00PM 840 George Bush Blvd Mass, Confessions afterwards Delray Beach, FL 33483 Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Last Supper Good Friday, March 29: 3:00PM Solemnity Service of the Lord’s Passion Holy Saturday, March 30: 1:00PM Blessing of the Easter Food Baskets, 7:00PM Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, March 31: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 9:10AM Overflow, Kelleghan Hall, 11:00AM, 11:10AM Overflow, Kellaghan Hall

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Holy Week Schedules

Broward County

All Saints Catholic Church 10900 W. Oakland Park Blvd Sunrise, FL 33351

Holy Monday, March 25: 8:00AM Holy Tuesday, March 26: 8:00AM, 7:00PM (Espanol) Holy Wednesday, March 27: 8:00AM, Office of Tenebrae 7:30PM (Bilingual) Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual), 8:30PM-Midnight Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Adoration in the Family Center Good Friday, March 29: 12:00PM Stations of the Cross (English), 3:00PM Via Crucis (Espanol), 7:30PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Bilingual) Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:30PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual) Easter Sunday, March 31: 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM (Espanol)

Broward County

St. Gregory the Great 200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

Holy Monday, March 25: 7:00PM Service of Darkness Holy Tuesday, March 26: 7:00PM Lenten Confessions Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Adoration until 11:30PM Good Friday, March 29: 11:30AM Stations of the Cross (English), 1:00PM Liturgy of the Passion (English) 3:00PM Via Crucis (Spanish), 6:00PM Liturgy of the Passion (English), 8:00PM Liturgia de la Pasión (Spanish) Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:00PM Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, March 31: 6:00AM Outdoor Sunrise Mass, 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM, 6:00PM (English), 1:30PM, 3:00PM (Spanish)

Broward County

St. John XXIII 16800 Miramar Parkway Miramar, Florida 33027

Holy Wednesday, March 27: 8:00PM Tenebrae Holy Thursday, March 28: 8:00PM Last Supper, Bilingual Mass Good Friday, March 29: 3:00PM Bilingual Stations of the Cross, 6:00PM Lord’s Passion (English), 8:00PM Lord’s Passion (Spanish) Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:00PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual) Easter Sunday, March 31: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 6:00PM (English), 12:00PM (Spanish)

Broward County

St. Mark the Evangelist 5601 South Flamingo Rd. Southwest Ranches, FL 33330

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual), Vigil with the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel Good Friday, March 29: 12:00PM Stations of the Cross (English), 3:00PM Via Crucis (Spanish) 5:00PM Passion & Veneration of the Cross (Spanish), 7:00PM (English) Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:00PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual) Easter Sunday, March 31: 8:00AM, 10:30AM, 5:00PM (English, 12:30PM (Spanish)

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Holy Week Schedules Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Belen Chapel 500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184

Palm Sunday, March 24: 10:00AM Procession & Missa Cantata (Confessions available) Spy Wednesday, March 27: 7:00PM Office of Tenebrae (Confessions available) Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Missa in Coena Domini & Altar of Repose Good Friday, March 29: 2:30PM Via Crucis | 3PM Passio Domini

Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church 2055 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145

Holy Monday, March 25: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross Holy Tuesday, March 26: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross Holy Wednesday, March 27: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross, 8:00 PM Blessings of the Oil Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross, 8:00PM Washing of the feet Mass, 9:3011:00PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Great Friday, March 29: 11:00AM Signing of the Chalice Mass, 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross, 8:00 PM Adoration of the Cross Great Saturday, March 30: 11:00 AM Confessions, 4:00PM Resurrection Mass Resurrection Sunday, March 31: 12:00 AM (Midnight) Resurrection Mass, 11:00AM, 1:30PM Resurrection Mass

Miami Dade County

St. Augustine Catholic Church 1400 Miller Rd Coral Gables, FL 33146

Wednesday, March 27: Bread & Soup 6:30-7:30PM, Tenebrae Service at 8:00PM Holy Thursday, March 28: Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00PM, followed by Adoration until midnight Good Friday, March 29: Confessions 10:00AM-1:00PM Stations of the Cross: 12:00PM (English), 1:00PM (Spanish) Living Stations of the Cross presented by UCatholic 6:15PM (English) Veneration of the Cross: 3:00PM & 7:00PM Holy Saturday, March 30: Confessions 10:00AM1:00PM, Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00PM Easter Sunday, March 31: 6:30AM Sunrise, 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 12:00PM, 1:30PM (Spanish), 5:00PM, 6:30PM, 8:00PM

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Lenten Events Schedule

Emmanuel Catholic Church

Every Friday During Lent, 4:30PM, join us for a fish fry! Then Stations of the Cross at 5:30PM inside the church, and Mass at 6:00PM. Tickets $12.

Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola

Every Friday during Lent, join us for a Fish Fry in the Main Hall of the Family Life Center. $15 per person, take out also available.

Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola 9999 N Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, 33410

Young Adult Lent Retreat with St. Augustine

March 22-24, 2024 Young Adults (post undergrad 20s & 30s) are invited to a weekend away to renew their friendship with Christ & journey deeper into the way of the cross. Guest Speakers: Sisters of Life from NY and Fr. Louis Merosne. This retreat begins at Lake Placid Conference Center at 6:30pm, carpools meet to leave at 3:30pm from St Augustine Church in Coral Gables. We return to Miami on Sunday at 2pm.

Cost: $125, after 3/17 price increases to $140. Register HERE

Live Stations of the Cross

Palm Sunday, March 24th at 4:00PM in the Courtyard Join us and walk the Via Dolorosa while watching the Re-Enactment of Our Lord’s Passion and Crucifixion. Reserving your spot is highly recommended, please contact Frank Faranda at 561748-8805 or ymdirector@stjudechurch.net St. Jude Catholic Church 204 N US Highway One Tequesta, FL 33469

Live Stations of the Cross

Good Friday, March 29 at 6:00PM Holy Spirit Catholic Church 1000 Lantana Rd. Lantana, FL 33462

Knights of Columbus Parish Fish Fry Dinner March 24, 5:00-8:00PM Dinner and one non-alcoholic beverage costs $20 St. Gregory the Great 200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

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Lenten Stations of the Cross

Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Every Friday during the Lenten Season, 7:00PM

All Saints Catholic Church

Every Friday during the Lenten Season, 6:00PM English, 7:00PM Spanish

St. John XIII Catholic Church

Every Friday during the Lenten Season, 3:00PM, bilingual

St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church

Each Friday during Lent, the Stations of the Cross will be available for the convenience of our community.

Fridays: in English at 12:00PM Fridays: Rosary in English at 6:30PM, followed immediately by Stations of the Cross, 7:00PM Fridays: in Spanish Via Crucis a las 8:00PM

St. Jude Catholic Church

Join us as we follow Jesus along The Way of the Cross. Fridays 4:30PM in the Church during Lent.

St. Augustine Catholic Church Every Friday at 7:00PM in the Church.

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church

Every Friday 5:00PM English and 7:00PM Spanish Join us on a walk through the 14 Stations of the Cross in the Church.

St. Agnes Catholic Church

The Way of the Cross (Guided, English) 7:30AM every Friday during Lent The Way of the Cross is prayed standing, and at times kneeling. It should be done walking, stopping at each station, to remember Jesus' path to Calvary.

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CYP Meeting

Events

Monday, March 25 at 7:30PM Join us to network and grow as a professional. Appetizers and wine provided.

St. Raymond of Peñafort Catholic Church 3475 SW 17th St. Miami, FL 33145

Men: Pray with Mary on Holy Saturday Holy Saturday, March 30 from 9:30-10:15AM Join us to pray the Rosary. Info: 305-608-3886 Ponce Circle Park 2810 Ponce de Leon Blvd Coral Gables, FL

Knights of Columbus Bingo Night

Saturday, April 6 For info contact Michael D’Addio at michaeldaddio@aol.com Sponsored by St. Vincent Ferrer Council 13996 and Trinity Council 4839 St. Mark’s Gym 643 St. Mark Place Boynton Beach, FL33435

Networking Event with MYA Miami & OLOL Sunday, April 14 at 2:00PM An event of valuable connections, insightful conversations, and new opportunities Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church 2055 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145

Women’s Emmaus

April 19-21, 2024 Inviting all women of the parish to take a weekend away to encounter Christ, strengthen their faith and grow in sisterhood. This is an overnight retreat at a local Miami retreat center, from Friday night through Sunday afternoon. Cost is $190, sponsorships available. With St. Augustine Catholic Church. Register HERE

Marriage Retreats in Miami in 2024 Have you lost that loving feeling? Want to feel like saying, “I do” all over again, or just rekindle your marriage?

Come and join us in Miami for a weekend that will heal old wounds, help you learn to communicate more effectively and bring your marriage back to life. We can help put your marriage on the right path.

Upcoming Weekend Events: July 19-21, 2024 Spanish, September 6-8, 2024 English Learn more: www.helpourmarriage.org , 305-915-4607 , Miami@retrouvaille.org Catholic Owned Magazine

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SoulCore

Ministry Groups

Would you like to strengthen body, mind and soul? Join us every week as we combine the prayers of the Rosary with core-strengthening, stretching and functional movement. All are welcome at any fitness level! Please bring a mat and towel. Contact: Ramona Joachim: ramonajoachim@att.net, 561-866-4820 Daniella: daniella@soulcore.com -St. Joan of Arc Athletic Center: Mon & Wed @ 6:30pm -1020 SW 21 Lane, Boca Raton: Tues. 8:15am -Emmanuel Church (Delray Beach): Weds. 4pm -Boca Raton South Beach Park Pavilion: Sat. 6:30am

Domus Lux St. Kieran Young Adult Ministry Join us every Thursday at 8:00PM for a time of fellowship and community among other Catholic young adults.

St. Kieran Catholic Church 3605 S. Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33133

Rosary of the Dawn, Every First Saturday

Every First Saturday Join us at dawn to pray and give thanks along with Mary our heavenly Mother for all the blessings and graces received through her Immaculate Heart!

St. Mark the Evangelist, at the Piazza’s Fountain 5601 South Flamingo Rd. Southwest Ranches, FL 33330

Men’s Holy Hour

April 4 at 6:00PM at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lantana, FL Men are invited to a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions.

Afterwards, men can enjoy refreshments & fellowship.

For more information about the Holy League visit https://holyleague.com/ Contact Brian Burnett, Men’s Ministry, at HolySpiritMen@proton.me

Children’s Adoration Group

Last Sunday of every month, 9:15-10:00AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with music, prayer, & guided meditation for Children & Families St. John XXIII Catholic Church

Adoration Night

Every Second Saturday of the Month Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament all night.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Andre Bessette Chapel 3455 Alton Rd. Miami Beach, FL 33140

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40 Days for Life

Volunteer Opportunities

February 14, 2024-March 23, 2024 from 7:00AM-7:00PM 40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses. Join one of the local vigils this Lent!

Fort Lauderdale https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/fortlauderdale Miami https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/miami West Palm Beach https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/westpalmbeach West Palm Beach https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/westpalmbeachplannedparenthood

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School Secretary

Jobs

St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic School in Delray Beach is hiring for the position of School Secretary.

To apply, please Email your Cover Letter, Resume and three References to: denise.oloughlin@stvfschool.org Please, no phone calls.

High School Theology Teacher

St. Brendan High School in Miami is looking to hire a qualified and experienced full time High School Theology Teacher for the 2024-25 school year. This teacher will be expected to plan, organize, and implement an appropriate instructional program for High School Theology. FULL DETAILS HERE.

Job Seeking

Luz Cotto is a legal assistant who also has experience as a leasing consultant. Seeking clerical, legal assisting, secraterial, or similar work in the Boca Raton area. Neat, organized and professional who is open to new opportunities, especially with a quality, Catholic Owned company. Please email lulicotto@gmail.com to get in touch about opportunities.

Housing Fully Furnished Room for Rent, Hammocks Area in Miami In a gated community near Miami Dade College, Miami executive Airport, and West Kendall Baptist Hospital.

Rental price is $850 per month and includes internet, water, electricity, gym, swimming pool, laundry, private parking spot, full sized closet, and balcony with a view. Please no pets, and requires a Background Check, security deposit needed to move in.

Please contact Juan Burgos, MBA at 305-748-7731

Seeking Female Roomate/ Room for Rent Mature, Catholic female university student seeking a fitting living situation. Open to a Catholic roommate, a room for rent in a Catholic home, or other solutions. Within 20-30 minutes radius of STU in Miami Gardens, preferably towards Fort Lauderdale area. Please contact 786-748-5100.

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Theology Teacher St. Brendan High School St. Brendan High School in Miami, Florida is seeking to hire a qualified and experienced full-time Theology Teacher. This teacher will be expected to plan, organize, and implement an appropriate instructional program for High School Theology. The Theology teacher performs all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.

Qualifications Required: Master’s Degree in Theology or Religious Studies or in the process of completing a master’s degree; Catechist certified preferred.

Minimum of three (3) years’ experience teaching at a high school level, preferred.

Must have knowledge of the tenets of the Catholic Church Practicing Catholic in good standing who fully adheres to and models the Roman Catholic Church teachings in faith and moral.

Must have clear and professional communication with students and parents.

Excellent classroom management skills.

Good oral and written English-language communication skills, including clear speaking voice.

Must be able to demonstrate the technology skills needed to use digital textbooks and interactive classroom technology.

Must be supportive and respectful of the mission and tenets of the Roman Catholic Church.

To apply: Please send cover letter, resume, copies of certifications, list of professional references to: employment@stbhs.org.

Subject line should read Theology Teacher.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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Ultima Verba

Dom Gueranger reflects on the moment of Palm Sunday: “Early in the morning of this day, Jesus sets out for Jerusalem, leaving Mary His Mother, and the two sisters Martha and Mary Magdalene, and Lazarus, at Bethania. The Mother of Sorrows trembles at seeing her Son thus expose Himself to danger, for His enemies are bent upon His destruction; but it is not death, it is triumph, that Jesus is to receive today in Jerusalem.”

When He arrived at the gates of Jerusalem, “a great multitude that was to come to the festival day...took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet Him, nd cried: Hosanna, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.”

(John 12:12-13) The multitude drew near to Him, with the testimony of Lazarus rising from the dead spreading through the crowds.

Jesus taught the people awhile and told them that His time was drawing near. Meanwhile, the “streets echo with their Hosanna to the Son of David; and this in presence of the soldiers of Rome’s emperor, and of the high priests and Pharisees” (The Liturgical Year).

The Pharisees continued to search for a way to kill Him, as they had been doing for weeks, though the surging crowds abuzz with stories of this Jesus complicated their plans further.

Our Lord knew what He was walking into that day. He showed remarkable courage and strength, boldly facing those who had tried to harm Him and who He knew would be killing Him brutally in a matter of days. He also showed mercy and love to the throngs of people who pressed in on Him. He knew they would be shouting “Crucify Him!” on Friday, but He loved them anyway. He stayed with them, He accepted their love that day and walked on their gifts of palms that covered His path.

Sometimes the sweetness of the palm branches and crying out of Hosanna can drown out the sorrowful reality of what is to come, as well as the fever pitch of the whole scene.

May we stay with Him knowing what is to come, to appreciate His mercy despite what is to come, and may we remember that it is us who will betray His Sacred Heart in just a few days.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

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