St. Thomas More Catholic Student Parish

10/31/2026

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Saturday Vigil MassThis Mass is offered for: People of the Parish

10/31/2026

10/28/2026

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Hello and happy Wednesday! Happy feast day of Saint’s Simon and Jude, two of the apostles!

The Vatican News comments that “Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis series on Gaudium et Spes of the Second Vatican Council”, at his Wednesday General Audience. He reflected on the relationship between culture and the Christian faith, as presented in the Apostolic Constitution’s second chapter.

“In every age, he said, the Catholic Church has sought to accompany the proclamation of the Gospel with the establishment of educational institutions, in an effort to advance cultural, human, and spiritual formation. He pointed to the impact that medieval universities had on the formation of Western civilization, recognizing that critical thought prompts believers to provide ‘a reason for their faith.’

“At the same time, every culture expresses its own drive for people to open their minds to humanity’s inherent spiritual dimension. By expressing humanity’s search for meaning, every culture thus prepares people to receive the Gospel of Christ, said the Pope. ‘The relationship between faith and culture finds its primary foundation in the Incarnation,’ he said. ‘As the divine Word became flesh and came to dwell in our midst, so too is faith an incarnate reality, interwoven with the culture in which it is immersed.’

“Faith, said Pope Leo, is embodied in every culture but is not identified with any specific expression. ‘Faith dwells within them,’ he said, ‘shaping them from within according to the ‘form’ of Jesus Christ; that is, through charity, service and the filial recognition of God’s fatherhood.’ In the same way, the Church draws what is good, beautiful, and true from all cultures in order to transmit the faith and the Gospel message.”

I hope you have a blessed day! Thank you and take care!

Sincerely,
Fr. Paul

10/27/2026

The first reading for Mass on Tuesday is Ephesians 5:21-33. St. Paul proclaims that the mystery of marriage is found in the mystery of Christ: “Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.” He calls wives to be subordinate to their husbands and husbands to love their wives as they love their own bodies.

Both spouses are called to embrace self-sacrificing love as Christ embraced the cross. Paul is comparing the mystery of Christian Marriage to the mystery of Christ & the Church, proclaiming that they both flow from God’s loving heart.

Paul is shrewd, knowing that in antiquity a Roman male citizen could sell his wife and children like property into slavery. The most precious possession that a Roman male had was his body. Paul is challenging this, framing it in terms of Christ’s love for the Church.

Paul seeks to convert this patriarchal ideology with the Gospel of Christ’s love. He calls the male spouse to love his wife just as he loves his own body. For just as Christ loved the Church and handed his body over to sanctify the Church, so male spouses should love their wives with self-sacrificing love.

In his encyclical on the family, St. John Paul II teaches that marriage is a complimentary partnership where each spouse is a partner and marriage is a true symbol of the union between Christ and the Church.

Embracing self-sacrificing love in marriage leads to new life and transformation for the couple, their children, and others in their lives.

What sacrifice in love can I make for my spouse today?

10/26/2026

10/24/26 - Fr. Paul's homily, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

10/23/2026

For those grieving the death of someone, the holiday season can be especially difficult. You are invited to join parishioner and grief counselor Mary Beckley-Clark, MSW on Saturday, November 7th from 10:30am-12:30pm in the Cougar Room for a workshop where we will discuss handling changed traditions, coping with emotional triggers and self-care strategies. There is no cost to attend and no RSVP needed.