Welcome to the St. Agnes Catholic Corner. This page contains articles written about both Catholic teachings and St. Agnes Catholic Church. Grab a cup of coffee and take some time to browse the topics and expand your horizons. New articles are posted every one to two weeks. If you have any questions about the topics or if you have anything you’d like to learn about, contact our Director of Liturgy at liturgy@stagnesshepherdstown.org.
St. Agnes Worship Space: Incomplete Without the Assembly
Catholic Corner September 17, 2021 Occasionally comments come along about the worship space that characterize it as cold or distant. Some note that the materials are hard [read more...]
The Season of Creation
Catholic Corner September 10, 2021 This year the Season of Creation runs from September 1st to October 4th (the Feast of St. Francis). What is the Season of Creation you ask? It [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: Light
Catholic Corner July 25, 2021 The light shines in the darkness, And the darkness did not overcome it. Jn 1: 5 Light is a primary Christian symbol and an ancient [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: Table of the Word
Catholic Corner July 11, 2021 Metanoia is the Greek word for turning. It is the word used by the early Church to describe what happens when, having heard the word of [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: The Table of the Lord
Catholic Corner July 3, 2021 The font and the altar table anchors the ritual space. As new Christians rise from the waters of baptism, they face the altar [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: The Baptismal Font
Catholic Corner June 27, 2021 The baptismal font is located immediately upon entry into the worship space, physically recalling for us the theology of initiation. Our entry into the Christian community [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: The Seating Arrangement
Catholic Corner June 13, 2021 If you’ve ever visited the little St. Agnes Chapel (the original home of the St. Agnes community) you will notice that the seating is a tiny [read more...]
Everything You Want to Know About the Eucharist
Catholic Corner June 6, 2021 What is the difference between a communion service and a Eucharistic Liturgy? The Eucharistic Liturgy (what we do on Sunday) is the center of [read more...]
A Beginners Guide to the Trinity
Catholic Corner May 30, 2021 The concept of a God who is both simultaneously one and three is one of the most difficult in our theology. We could go into great detail [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: The Shape
Catholic Corner May 16, 2021 Everything You Might Want To Know… The shape of our church building is an oval, or a mandorla. This is Italian for [read more...]
Celebrate Earth Day
Catholic Corner April 22, 2021 This week we celebrate Earth Day!!! The theme this year is Restore Our Common Home! In the spirit of Laudato Si here are ideas and resources [read more...]
We Believe!
Catholic Corner April 18, 2021 During the Easter Season we remind ourselves of our baptism through the sprinkling rite and by the renewal of our baptismal promises. As the prayer that precedes [read more...]