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El término "herejía" viene del griego heresis (=elección) que en la Sagrada Escritura aparece con el sentido de grupo o facción, o también de división. En este sentido adquirió ya un carácter negativo y condenatorio en los primeros tiempos de la Iglesia...

Next weekend after each of the English Masses we will have an interest gathering in the Lewis Room (which is just across the plaza from the atrium) where you can learn more about the various ministries here at St. Raphael that support our weekend worship. You can also enjoy some refreshments!

Una simple invitación puede marcar una gran diferencia en la vida de alguien.

A simple invitation can make a huge difference in someone’s life.

St. Raphael is offering a number of training sessions on the topic of Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in the coming weeks. This training is for adults and is an important part of preparing for ministry with children and youth.

Join the Cub Scouts! St. Raphael proudly hosts Cub Scout Pack 314 for boys and girls in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Wanna learn more about how to join this amazing group of kids? Join us for an interest meeting on Aug. 19.

Wednesday, August 14: 7 pm (Spanish) Thursday, August 15: 7 am, 12:10 pm, and 7:00 pm Please use the Falls of Neuse entrances for the 12:10 pm Mass.

Please enter the parking lot from the Falls of Neuse entrance for the 12:10 pm Mass on the Feast of the Assumption, as our school will be releasing students at noon that day.

One of my favorite trips was spending a few days with my dad in Barcelona, in the north of Spain about 15 years ago. He and I both like to explore when we travel, and hit a lot of different sites, so we got to see a lot of the city. What really made an impression was the work of architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), especially the mosaics all around the city park, and the cathedral of the Sagrada Familia, which is still under construction almost 100 years later! Gaudí was a man of deep faith, which is evident in his colorful and unique work, as well as the devotion to his vocation by which he lived his life. His vision and work provided me and many others with a transcendent experience.

Si nunca has asistido a una misa de ordenación, ¡por favor hazlo! Es muy importante que el pueble de Dios participe. No solamente se trata de una de las celebraciones más hermosas de nuestra Iglesia, sino que también ¡el pueblo de Dios aprueba quiénes van a ser sus sacerdotes!

If you’ve never been to an ordination liturgy, please go! It is one of the Church’s most beautiful celebrations, to be sure. But even more importantly, God’s people should participate in an ordination because, to put it simply, God’s people have a say in who their priests are!

During the week of July 15th the Diocese of Raleigh hosted the 42nd annual convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). Over 1200 musicians from Catholic churches around the country and even some from outside the US, assembled here in Raleigh at the convention center for a week of learning, fellowship, singing and praying together. The theme of the convention this year was, "That you may be healed," from a verse of the Letter of James.

El papamóvil del Papa Francisco pasaba junto a nosotros, cuando nuestro grupo comenzó a exclamar para llamar su atención: "¡Colegio Jesuita! ¡Colegio Jesuita!” ¿Nos escucharía?

Pope Francis’ popemobile was passing right by us so our group began chanting en espanol to get his attention: “¡Colegio Jesuita! ¡Colegio Jesuita!” (“Jesuit high school!”) Would he hear us?

Mass Times Wednesday, August 14: 7:00 pm (Spanish) Thursday, August 15: 7:00 am, 12:10 pm, and 7:00 pm (with incense)

Ignacio de Loyola, mejor conocido como San Ignacio de Loyola tras su canonización, fue un religioso español que pasó a la inmortalidad y se convirtió en sujeto de veneración en la Iglesia Católica como consecuencia de haber sido el fundador de la Compañía de Jesús...

Often Jesuits are pegged as intellectuals, more driven by head than heart...But clearly Ignatius was a person of both deep thinking and deep feeling.

Desde la fundación de la Compañía de Jesús en 1540, y hasta su muerte en 1556, San Ignacio de Loyola se dedicó a una misión que no le gustaba...Me encontré en una situación similar al comienzo de mi vida jesuita.

From the time the Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 until his death in 1556, St. Ignatius Loyola dedicated his life to a mission he did not want...I found myself in a similar situation early in my Jesuit life.