Archdiocese of St. Louis

A new exhibit of Spanish-American art at the St. Louis Art Museum showcases growing faith in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru and more throughout the colonial period of 1500-1800. A silver gilt chalice and altar cross, dating to the late 1500s in Mexico and Guatemala, showcase the master silverwork already present in the region. The chalice also incorporated rock crystal, wood carving and feathers — understood by some Indigenous groups to be sacred objects — in a new Christian context. “We tend to still live with this idea that everything changed with the Spanish, and many things did change. But there were a lot of long-established artistic traditions that were there when the Spanish arrived,” said Judith Mann, one of four St. Louis Art Museum organizing curators for the exhibit. Read the full story in the St. Louis Review. https://lnkd.in/gUvVdAKF

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage completed its time in the Archdiocese of St. Louis with a 5.5 mile procession from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis to St. Stephen Protomartyr on Sunday afternoon. Despite the high temperatures, scores of people walked with Jesus in the Eucharist on the side of major roads including Tower Grove Avenue and Morgan Ford Road and through the middle of Tower Grove Park. Read the St. Louis Review's coverage of the three days of pilgrimages at stlouisreview.com.

Looking for something to listen to this summer? Check out the GO & MAKE Podcast, produced by the Office of Evangelization and Discipleship. We'll be taking a brief hiatus between now and August to give us a chance to rest and make improvements before Season 2, so it's a great time to listen to any episodes you may have missed. See you in August! https://lnkd.in/gyEbPpK5

Happy Independence Day! As we celebrate this holiday, let us also pray for an increase in peace and justice in our country and throughout the world. #IndependenceDay #FourthofJuly #Catholic

The pilgrims of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Junipero Serra Route will be arriving in St. Louis in just ONE WEEK! And you're invited to join them. All the details are available at https://lnkd.in/gMQx3ndv but let us know if you have additional questions.

Join the United States' bishops in praying for religious freedom! This year's Week of Religious Freedom, "Called to the Fullness of Dignity," begins today with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher and concludes with the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29. Religious freedom allows the Church, and all religious communities, to live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all. Learn how you can pray, reflect, and act to promote religious freedom at https://lnkd.in/gz5H9fwC!

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the anniversary of the ending of institutional slavery. As a part of this celebration of freedom and acknowledgment of our country's sinful past, please join us on Saturday for this year's Maafa procession. On June 22, Archbishop Rozanski will lead the Third Annual Forgive Us Our Trespasses Prayer Service and Maafa Procession in downtown St. Louis, commemorating the lives lost during the Middle Passage of the Atlantic slave trade. Registration is required for lunch. More information and registration info can be found at https://lnkd.in/gPKw5Hde

Carla and Eric Struckhoff have been part of youth ministry in St. Louis since its early days, taking teens to St. John Paul II's youth rally in 1999 as a newly married couple. Today, their children are youth ministry leaders and teens, continuing the work of intentional evangelization to young people. Youth ministry “helped lay the early foundations in our marriage, of putting faith first and looking outside yourself and doing ministry,” Eric said. “And through all the positive experiences we’ve had in encounters with the Lord and seeing transformations happen with the youth we’ve worked with, (we’re) seeing that within our own family now as they go through youth ministry and have that faith community.” Read more in the June/July issue of Catholic St. Louis magazine. Find it in your mailbox or read it online at https://lnkd.in/gdQk_Qhf

The key to successful marriage prep? Mentorship before AND after the wedding day. In the latest episode of GO & MAKE, Brian is joined by Paul Duker, director of the Office of Marriage and Family Life in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Paul shares how effective marriage preparation can transform relationships and how his office is pioneering a discipleship-focused approach to support couples on their journey. Listen now wherever you find podcasts. https://lnkd.in/gKF65jxT

Caring Hearts Pregnancy Resource Center, the only pregnancy resource center in Washington County, has formed new relationships with the archdiocesan Respect Life Apostolate, Annual Catholic Appeal, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and more. When Caring Hearts was established 10 years ago, it focused on helping younger, first-time moms or those who were abortion-minded, executive director Mande Robinson said. Over time, the team learned that wanting to keep the child was often not the biggest obstacle; it was any number of other circumstances and hardships facing parents both during pregnancy and as their children grew. Now, Caring Hearts serves not just pregnant women but offers a wide range of resources to parents and grandparents. When Bonnie Gardner gained custody of her granddaughter at just two days old, Caring Hearts helped set her up with a car seat and other baby supplies, and Gardner started attending regular parenting classes to update her knowledge of current best practices. “They’re there when you need them. If I call and say, ‘Hey, I need help with this, I need to talk about this,’ they’re there,” Gardner said. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gVFphu7c