Dear Friends in Christ, Happy September to all! Over the next couple of months, we will focus on the 7 principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST). The first teaching calls us to family and community, to participate in the social process of supporting and creating a better world for everyone. Continue reading...

Dear Friends in Christ, We’ve had some excitement this week in our NESCC, with the filming of a movie titled “Friend Thing.” Local Villa Academy is the setting of the story, set in Seattle in the mid 1990’s and based in part on the experiences of some Villa students at the time. Continue reading...

Dear Friends in Christ, One of the popular holiday songs that makes its way into many homes in late August is the one titled “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” Many children (and their parents!) hum this tune as they prepare to go back to school. Continue reading...

Dear Friends in Christ, August 15th this year is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Body and Soul into Heaven. Ordinarily, this is a holy day of obligation for Catholics to attend Mass, but that is dispensed this year because of its proximity to Sunday. Continue reading...