St. Anne Catholic Community

Who is your best friend? Aristotle notes that there are three types of friends: those of utility, pleasure, and virtue. In the Christian understanding, truly virtuous friendship continues into heaven because the two people have spurred each other on to holiness. Learn more about virtuous friends here:
https://www.focolaremedia.com/magazine/content/saintly-friends

Sure, we have Coffee & Donuts on Sunday, but what's your favorite? Let Rev. David Zapalac, CSB know in the comments!

In the Old Testament, God commands that the Israelites harvest a "first fruit" every year and offer it to him. This means that the first food coming forth from the earth went to the Lord, not to the people.
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This feast was designed to establish a greater trust in God - if you give over the first fruit to him, you need to trust that the rest of the harvest will be plentiful.
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Today, we are encouraged to tithe, or give a tenth, to God and charitable organizations. St. Anne Church family, do we give the first tenth we receive each month? Or do we give from our excess? Consider offering up that first fruit to God to establish greater trust in him!

Let's be honest, we might look at priests like Rev. David Zapalac, CSB and think, "Must be easy to be holy when you live right next to the house of the Lord!" But through baptism, we are all "houses of the Lord" and, thus, able to gaze upon his beauty. No matter the physical location, we can always close our eyes and, through prayer, draw close to God.