St. Thomas Aquinas Pastorate

06/18/2026

06/16/2026

THINK ABOUT THIS 🤔

Around A.D. 107, Ignatius of Antioch described the Eucharist as the flesh of Jesus Christ. This wasn't a medieval invention or a later Catholic tradition. Ignatius learned the Christian faith from St. John the Apostle himself—the very disciple who leaned on Christ's breast at the Last Supper and wrote the Gospel of John.

If the Apostle's own disciple believed in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, what does that say about what the earliest Christians understood Jesus to mean?

Via: Cool Catholics

06/15/2026

It's almost time for one the most delicious events of the year! 😋😋😋

06/14/2026

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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06/12/2026

See you at Mass this weekend. 🙏

Saturday
4:00 p.m. St Patrick, Garryowen
6:00 p.m. St. Pater, Temple Hill

Sunday
8 & 10 a.m. St Matthias, Cascade

06/12/2026

Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

The Heart is the symbol of human love. This Catholic devotion honors the Sacred Heart of Our Lord, through which was manifested to us God’s eternal love for everyone. “God is Love” (1 John 4:8), and so in honoring the human expression of that Love, especially on the Cross, we honor Its Divine Source.

In 1675, Jesus told St. Margaret Mary that He wanted the Feast of the Sacred Heart to be celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave. In 1856, the Feast of the Sacred Heart became a universal feast.

St. John Paul II, a great devotee of the Sacred Heart, said, “This feast reminds us of the mystery of the love of God for the people of all times.”

06/11/2026

Pray with us. 🙏❤️‍🔥

Today, the Bishops of the United States will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Parishes and individuals around the country are encouraged to join the U.S. Catholic bishops in this historic occasion, beginning with this Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus written for the consecration.

06/10/2026

Did you know? ✝️

The minimum every Catholic is called to live?

These are the foundation of a practicing Catholic life.

Lord,
help me not to do the minimum out of obligation,
but to seek You with a sincere and faithful heart.
Amen. 🙏

06/09/2026

Walt Puccio's wake is
Friday, June 12, 2026
from 3-7pm in Peosta.
The funeral is Saturday,
June 13, 2026
12pm (noon) at
St. Matthias Church, Cascade.

06/08/2026

Too punny not to share. 😂😂😂