Find family prayers and activities on the Kitchen Table Faith Advent page!

In today's Gospel, Jesus says, Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock." Read today's Gospel and ask, "How can I build my house on rock and not on sand?" You can always find the daily readings by clicking on the link on our home page.

Looking for a way to "make a difference" for your parish? Volunteer to help in the kitchen or with childcare for one of our faith formation gatherings. Click here for details.

Continue to work on your household challenge from our November faith formation gatherings. You can find more on the November household challenge and a list of ways to live the Works of Mercy here.

Today is the feast day of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. Find out how she dedicated her life to works of mercy by clicking or tapping here and scroll down to "Saints of the Month."

...and a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." This quote is from the first reading today, Eph 2:19-22. Find today's reading by clicking here. You can always go to the readings each day by clicking the "Daily Readings" button on our home page.

Learn more about this great saint on the October Desserts Menu on Kitchen Table Faith.

Looking for some ways to engage your household in helping others this fall? Go to the "October with Children" menu on Kitchen Table Faith and scroll down to "Family Time" to find an article on "15 Fall Service Projects" and have fun helping others!

October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis. Find a prayer to print for home and St Francis activities on the Kitchen Table Faith website.

Today is the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul, the patron saint of Charitable Societies. Click here to find more for adults and kids!

At the January Faith Formation gatherings we talked about wisdom figures in the Bible and in our own lives. What words of wisdom have you gleaned from those figures in your own lives? What words of wisdom can you share for a book of wisdom? Click here and scroll down to Parish Connection for more information and a link to share your wisdom words.

Parish Intergenerational Faith Formation participants are asked to volunteer at least once a year to help in the kitchen and/or the childcare room. Have you signed up yet?

Learn more about St. Stephen, the Patron Saint of Deacons, celebrated on the Octave of Christmas.

Gather as a family and, using this blessing, set up your nativity scene without the baby Jesus figurine. If your nativity is already set up, use this blessing as your prayer for the day/evening. Before you go to bed on Christmas Eve, add the infant Jesus figure to the scene.

How is your family Advent ornament coming along? Here are some suggestions for bringing the light into the world this season.

You can use your meal prayer card from the September Faith Formation Gathering to learn about each other's day. To find good questions to start the discussion, click here.

In honor of the Month of the Rosary, pray a decade or a whole rosary as a family. Click to find out how to pray the Rosary.

By meditating on the mysteries of the rosary, we can learn more about the life of Jesus.

What is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross all about? Find out about this feast day by clicking here!

And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ —Matthew 25:40. Check out ways you can help through Catholic Charities!