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.
The First Three Weeks of Advent and the Reign of God
Catholic Corner December 2, 2021 These first three weeks of Advent are “eschatological.” That is, they look forward to the second coming of Christ and the fullness of the reign of God. [read more...]
All Things Advent
Catholic Corner November 26, 2021 Given the importance of the Advent season let’s take a look back to what we’ve said before about the meaning and history of this important part of [read more...]
Solemnity of Christ the King
Catholic Corner November 18, 2021 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. When we hear the word “king” we most often think pomp and privilege, power and [read more...]
Listening, Discerning and Participation: The Process of Synodality
Catholic Corner November 10, 2021 We’ve been looking at the process of synodality over the last few weeks. One thing to keep in mind as we start this journey is that [read more...]
The Sensus Fidelium
Catholic Corner November 4, 2021 Who is called to participate in this synod? All the People of God! This is a process that is meant to engage all the baptized in deep, [read more...]
Getting Ready For The Synod: Here We Go!!!
Catholic Corner October 24, 2021 As Pope Francis has reminded us all, what we are undertaking is not an opinion poll, it’s not a parliament. It is, in fact, "ecclesial event whose [read more...]
Community, Participation, Mission: Called into Synod
Catholic Corner October 24, 2021 How are we to respond to the call of the Synod? The first step is to look at the primary question we are being asked to consider: [read more...]
The Church of God Is Convoked in Synod
Catholic Corner October 7, 2021 But what does this mean? It means that over the next few months the People of God (that’s us) are called to gather, to listen to one [read more...]
Why a Synod?
Catholic Corner September 30, 2021 Synods aren’t new. In fact, they are ancient! We’ve been holding synods since the earliest centuries of the Church!! What is a Synod? It is convocation of [read more...]
St. Agnes Worship Space: Reservation Chapel
Catholic Corner September 17, 2021 Behind the semi-transparent wood and glass screen near the altar, is the Reservation Chapel. As the document Built of Living Stones tells us: [read more...]
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...]