Church Social Tips

02/19/2025

Prayer is powerful! Our Holy Father needs your prayers as he suffers with pneumonia in both lungs. Here is a short prayer to offer for his healing.

02/17/2025

There has been so much going on in the world that you may have forgotten we are in the Jubilee Year of Hope. Today's responsorial psalm reminded me no matter what is happening around me, you must trust in the Lord. The Pope calls us to be pilgrims of hope and so I am sharing this message with my IG followers in an effort to answer the call!

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine's Day 💘
Beyond the cards, flowers, chocolate, gifts and wedding rings, at the heart of today's celebration it's all about LOVE! So whether you are single, married or widowed reflect on the joy of feeling loved by family, friends and Jesus!

02/10/2025

What a wonderful weekend of reflection. hosted a retreat for its contributing writers to connect and collaborate. We were inspired to expand our service goals after hearing the plans for . We were sent forth from Mass with a clearer picture of how to go forth glorifying the Lord with our gifts and our lives.

02/08/2025

02/06/2025

We celebrate the Feast of another powerful, courageous and anointed woman of God this week. Visit my story to learn about

02/03/2025

St. Anna the Prophetess was mentioned in yesterday's Sunday Gospel. She is the patron of widows, nuns and single women. Her feast day is celebrated today Feb 3 by the Eastern and Byzantine Church today and on September 1 by the Roman Catholic Church. She serves as another woman the Lord ordained to be an important evangelist.

01/31/2025

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Saint John Bosco, patron of school children a shepherd of souls and a father to the forgotten, dedicated his life to the care of poor and abandoned youth. Born in 1815 in Italy, he grew up in hardship but was rich in faith. Even as a child, he felt a deep call to bring young people to God, using kindness and joy rather than fear. Inspired by a dream from the Blessed Virgin, he committed himself to forming young hearts in holiness, education, and skilled labor, ensuring they had a future filled with dignity and purpose.

As a priest, Don Bosco saw the struggles of street children and orphaned boys, many of whom were left to fend for themselves. With unwavering trust in Divine Providence, he founded the Oratory, a home of faith, learning, and love where boys could grow in virtue. His teaching method, known as the “Preventive System,” was rooted in reason, religion, and loving guidance, emphasizing that holiness is found in everyday joy. “Run, jump, shout,” he told his students, “but do not sin.”

To ensure his mission continued, he founded the Salesians, a religious congregation dedicated to the care and education of youth, and later, with the help of Saint Mary Mazzarello, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians for young girls. His deep devotion to the Blessed Mother and his unshakable confidence in God’s providence made miracles possible, even when resources were scarce.

Saint John Bosco entered eternal glory on January 31, 1888, leaving behind a legacy of faith, hope, and love. He is the patron of apprentices, students, schoolchildren, and troubled youth, a reminder that every child is a treasure in God’s eyes. His feast day is celebrated on January 31. May his life inspire us to lead with kindness, to nurture the faith of the young, and to trust that God provides for those who serve Him with an open heart.


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01/31/2025

As the first month of 2025 comes to a close my resolution to surrender all to the Lord continues. It is so difficult! My struggle to be in control reveals my sin of pride and need for humility. My mother gave me a challenge to read the books of Proverbs and Psalms in the Bible. I started reading the book of Proverbs first because there are only 31 chapters. My mother is a prayer warrior and her challenge was a message from the Holy Spirit. So many of the verses spoke to my soul. Proverbs 19:21 says "Many are the plans of the human heart, but it is the decision of the LORD that endures." It reminds me that my plans are just that and what he has designed for my life is what is ordained. I must seek what His plan is for me each day before I try to design it for myself.
Do you struggle with letting go too?

01/26/2025

Self reflection coupled with the Holy Spirit is so powerful! It truly can help you hear when God is trying to tell you something! So many things bubbled up for me through my "Soul Collage" experience.

01/24/2025

Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales. He is the Patron saint of Catholic communications and this weekend the Church celebrates World Communications Day. As a Catholic communicator writing for the and sharing on social media, I ask for his intercession. He wrote 23,000 letters sharing the Gospel and his message was to "Speak to the Heart" of the readers and hearers of your messages. May my words be written in the hearts of many so that I serve as a "Pilgrim of Hope."

01/24/2025

This Franciscan nun was born on this day in 1838. She would go on to become a beloved and adopted ohana member of the Hawaiian people. She established hospitals and schools for those afflicted with Hansen's disease. She is a model to us to care for and serve the poor, sick and marginalized. Pray for us St. Mother Marianne.

01/15/2025

Today marks a full week since fire began burning through California communities. and so many others are praying for those affected by this tragedy. While I have made donations to various funds and am praying, it feels so woefully insufficient. What are you doing to find peace and hope?

01/11/2025

This afternoon I flew out of town and this was my view of the smoke plumes from the fires. Watching the flames since Tuesday on TV is one thing, but seeing it from above is sobering. How blessed I feel that those ferocious winds did not move embers a few miles down the coast. Tonight my parish hosted a Mass to pray for all those affected by this tragedy and to collect donations.
May God provide comfort and consolation to all those who have lost so much. Lord like so many I feel hopeless, please restore hope in the heart of your people and healing to those who are broken.

01/09/2025

Sharing a beautiful prayer from .official So many people are hurting. Pray for that burned to the ground. This faith community lost a place of worship, may God provide them with a new house of worship. Let us pray for the intercession of St. Florian to protect the firefighters.

01/05/2025

On the Feast of Epiphany I chalked my door with an ancient Catholic blessing of my home for the year ahead.

01/04/2025

Happy First Friday of 2025. What a gift that this year's First Friday is the same day we celebrate the Holy Name of Jesus! Here's an article to share with your family, friends, and parishioners to help them remember to attend Mass on these holy days of the year. https://aleteia.org/2016/04/29/5-things-catholics-should-know-about-first-fridays

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!
It has been over three years since I posted regularly on my Church Social Tips page. One of the things I love about AI is that it can design images with elements that haven't been combined before. New Year's Day is a Holy Day of Obligation in celebration of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, and World Day of Peace, so using AI, I was able to make this graphic to share on social media to honor both celebrations.