Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom Week 2022
Join us, June 22 - June 29, as we pray, reflect, and take action on religious liberty, both here in this country and abroad.
DRVC Synod
The Synod on Synodality 2021-2023
Pope Francis invites the Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.”
Prayer
10 Pointers for Prayer
Finding time for prayer can seem impossible. Amid the busyness of family life, how can one respond to God’s ongoing invitation to speak with and listen to Him?
Easter
Pope Francis: “Urbi et Orbi” Easter Blessing
Jesus, the Crucified One, is risen! He stands in the midst of those who mourned him, locked behind closed doors and full of fear and anguish.
Catechetical Issues
Pop-Up Catechesis: Letting God’s Word Sink In (Lectio Divina)
We can’t assume that the first time we say something, it has been heard and received! The same holds true with the Word of God.
Easter
Bishop Barres’ Easter Letter
Every Easter, as we celebrate our Lord’s victory over death, we delight in the consolation that all is restored through the Resurrection, and we ponder God’s relentless invitation to live the divine life given at baptism.
Marriage and Family Life
The Church Celebrates the Family
"Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family and its beauty in God's plan." (Amoris Laetitia, 325)
Special Needs Mass
Special Needs Mass St. James R.C. Church, Setauket
Our ministry focuses on the faith formation, support, and inclusion of children, adults and families with special needs.
On Care for Our Common Home!
Laudato Si Week from May 16-24
Laudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held May 16-24, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion
Catechetical Sunday 2020
Celebrating Catechetical Sunday 2020
The new Directory for Catechesis clearly confirms the relationship between evangelization and catechesis, one simply cannot exist without the other.