Friends of Blessed Sacrament, One of my favorite Easter stories is a passage illustrating the Risen Christ’s appearance on the road to Emmaus. Feeling defeated, lonely, confused and scared, the two disciples become amazed at the one man who does not appear to know “of the things that have taken place” in Jerusalem. Once they […]

Friends of Blessed Sacrament, On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, our Catholic Church enters the holy season of Lent. Unlike the preparation season of Advent, Lent is a time for us to pause, repent and clean our hearts and minds ahead of Easter. During the 40 Days of Lent, Christians around the world take time to […]

Friends of Blessed Sacrament, As another Thanksgiving comes and goes, our Catholic Church ushers in the Holy Season of Advent.  Advent is the season of preparation for the commemoration of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago.  In her wisdom, our Catholic Church sets aside four weeks to help the faithful to prepare our […]

  Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and School will be hosting our Annual St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive Monday, November 2, 2020 through Monday, November 9, 2020.  This annual food drive directly supports our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry serving the vulnerable within our parish boundaries. Due to a high increase in demand […]

October is National Bully Prevention month. The 4th Annual Solidarity Day is scheduled for Tuesday October 6, 2020. This is a day which we as a community of Catholic schools in the San Antonio Archdiocese, come together in observance of National Unity Day with a message of hope to show that we are united against bullying and […]

Friends of the Blessed Sacrament, Last weekend, I spoke with at each of the Masses at Blessed Sacrament asking for parishioner support for our 2020#BigGiveSA Campaign. As part of my announcement, I shared the following tweet:   But what else would one expect from Catholic schools? We have been adapting to the tribulations of the […]

Friends of Blessed Sacrament, As the spiritual leader of our school community, our school’s Mission and Catholic Identity remain our top priorities. In her wisdom, our Catholic Church firmly communicates that “The Catholic school loses its purpose without constant reference to the Gospel and a frequent encounter with Christ.” Each summer, I take time to […]

On Friday, May 1, 2020, the United States Catholic Bishops will reconsecrate the United States to the Blessed Mother.  The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) explains: Through a collective dedication or entrustment of a nation to Mary, an act of consecration is meant to be a reminder to the faithful of the Blessed […]

Blessed Sacrament Catholic School will incorporate our Spring Semester Bulldogs for Christ into the Archdiocese of San Antonio’s 40 Days of Service campaign.  Bulldogs for Christ Service Journals will be distributed to students on Ash Wednesday and are due back to homeroom teachers before Holy Thursday, April 9, 2020. It is our hope that encouraging […]