December 9, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: Notes: We are finishing Lesson 14 today. We began the lesson three weeks ago, so I hope you’ve been picking up your catechism books to stay fresh. Classwork: Lesson 14 overview Homework: …
November 11, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: miles (MEE-lays) – soldier. The common root of this word lives on in many of our own derivitaves, such as military, militia, militant, etc. Today is Veterans’ Day, hence our Latin Word of the …
November 4, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: donum (DOH-noom) – gift. This verb form of this word is probably already familiar to us, as it appears in prayers, often, “dona nobis pacem.” I’m sure you can all think of of …
October 7, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: voluntas (vohl-OON-tas) – desire, purpose, will. This word appears in prayers, often translated as “will.” For example, in “Our Father,” “Thy will be done” is translated as “Fiat voluntas tua.” There are examples …
October 7, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: regnum (REHN-yoom) – kingdom. You might remember a word from last year, rex, or king. Pontius Pilate famously asks Our Lord, “Tu es rex Judæorum?” (St. Mt. 27:7). This week’s word of course …
September 30, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: columba (COH-loom-bah) – dove. The Holy Ghost of course is described as a dove, as a columba in the Gospel of St. Luke. There are many names, saints and derivatives of this word – …
September 23, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: gladius (GLAH-dee-oos) – sword. There is a common derivative of this word in English — gladiator! It means the same in Latin and in English, really, that is, one who wields a sword. …
September 9, 2018 Latin Word of the Week: vita (VEE-tah) – life. There is a common derivative of this word in English — vital! I think it’s vital to learn Latin, do you? Can you think of any other derivatives? Fancy …
You can now sign up for Catechism online. Look for signups on the bulletin board in the hall, and family sign up slips in next weeks bulletin. Any method will do – please sign up as soon as possible so …
This Sunday, May 27th, is the last day of youth catechism class. We are grateful to all the parents for allowing us to assist you in building up your children in the faith. We will resume classes in August or …