St. Agnes Catholic Corner | St. Agnes Catholic Church

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Fifty Days of Easter

Catholic Corner April 11, 2021 Celebrate!! If we fast for forty days, we celebrate for fifty!! For these fifty days of the Easter Season, ending with the Feast of Pentecost, we celebrate

What Do You Know About Easter?

Catholic Corner April 4, 2021 How is the date for Easter set? Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring equinox. Easter Sunday begins the

Passion/Palm Sunday and Holy Week

Catholic Corner March 28, 2021 What Do You Know About Passion/Palm Sunday and Holy Week? Well, is it Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday? The short answer is, Yes! It is both. The

Stations of the Cross

Catholic Corner March 21, 2021 One of the most popular Lenten prayer practices is the praying of the Stations of the Cross. Stations exist in a multitude of texts and formats though