St Cronan Catholic Church

05/24/2026

Happy Memorial Day!
Please join us for Mass at 9am on May 25.

05/22/2026

Please join us for Pentecost Services Saturday, May 23 at 5pm and Sunday, May 24 at 8am and 10am. Wear your red, feel the breath of the Holy Spirit.

05/22/2026

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). 🏳️‍🌈
As we observe this day, we reflect on the call to lead with love, rooted in the core of Catholic social teaching: the inherent dignity of every human person.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that every individual must be accepted with "respect, compassion, and sensitivity," and that "every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided" (CCC 2358).
Building a world free from fear and violence is a mission that belongs to all of us. When we choose empathy over judgment and kindness over exclusion, we honor the image of God in our neighbors.
Let’s commit to being a community where everyone feels safe, seen, and valued. 🕊️✨

04/28/2026

Join Midtown Community Services on May 22 for their Resource 360 event. Right here, at St. Cronan.

04/20/2026

Voting Rights and Racial Justice Film and Discussion: On Sunday, April 26th at 1pm, come to St. Cronan’s cafeteria to watch Phil Portlock present his 10-minute tribute to Rep. John “Good Trouble” Lewis and his 30-minute film documentary, “Voting Rights: The Struggle to Be Counted 1619-2014,” followed by a discussion with Phil. This film has special importance given the current threats to our voting rights, especially for women and anyone lacking a U.S. passport. Phil began his photography/social justice career in 1968 after seeing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preach his last Sunday sermon less than a week before his death on April 4, 1968. For more info contact the church office 314.289.9384.

04/16/2026

Mark your calendars...May 14.

Across St. Louis, housing and race continue to shape who has access to stability, safety, and opportunity—and the need is still urgent.

Join us on May 14 for Planting Seeds: Solidarity — Through the Lens of Housing and Race as we hear directly from those on the front lines, including Orv Kimbrough, Anissa McKaskill and Andre Alexander.

This isn’t just about awareness. It’s about action.
Come listen. Come learn. Come be part of the response.

📍 St. Louis | 📅 May 14 | 5:45PM | Forest Park

04/16/2026

U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on Doctrine Issues Clarification on Just War Theory
“When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercising his ministry as the Vicar of Christ.”

Read the full release at: https://ow.ly/QpFx50YJYu9

04/14/2026

Blessed are the Peacemakers......

I’m so grateful to share my new song, "The Beatitudes", with you. This word-for-word setting of Matthew 5:1–12 was arranged with prayerful intention for use ...

04/12/2026

Second Sunday of Easter Mass

04/05/2026

Tonight, we keep watch.
We light candles in the dark.
We remember who we are.

And then—
Christ rises.

In the face of death, despair, and violence, we proclaim life.
In a world that so often chooses power, exclusion, and fear, we choose love.

As Pope Leo XIV said this week,
God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war… [their] hands are full of blood.”

Jesus, the Prince of Peace, cannot be used to justify violence.
Faith cannot be weaponized.

This Lenten season has called us inward—
to reflect, to repent, to return to what is true.
And tonight, Easter calls us outward.

To stand with those in the margins.
To reject systems of harm—whether against our siblings in the Middle East, immigrants seeking safety, or our q***r community who are too often told they do not belong.
To live the Gospel not just in word, but in action.

Because resurrection isn’t just something we celebrate.
It’s something we participate in.

Christ is risen. And so we rise—toward justice, toward love, toward one another.