Kicking off Phase 2: A letter from Fr. Jason.

Sometimes it feels like the flour is empty and the oil jar is dry! Don’t feel
alone as we walk with two widows today in scripture, both very poor but
also very faithful.

Can faithfulness be more important than wealth? Certainly, it is! One does
not have to look far in scripture or the teachings of Jesus to ascertain this
reality. Yet so often we rely too much on wealth, power, prestige, and our
own pleasure. These things have a role to play, but quickly lead us to sin
when they become priorities… or gods in our lives.

As we kickoff our Phase 2 fundraising efforts for St. Joan of Arc Catholic
School I realize that we have asked much… and it might seem like Ezekial
approaching the widow and saying, “bake me a cake!” when the only flour
left in the jug is for the last meal of the widow and her son.
Yet Ezekial does not ask this favor without compassion or with selfishness,
but rather complete trust in God’s providence. We believe what we are
doing is for the glory of God, the good of our community, the future growth
of the Kingdom in our midst.

St. Joan of Arc is not merely a school, it is our identity, our mission, our
discipleship in following Jesus and teaching others to follow him as well. It
is why the Catholic Bishops of the world support schools and why we have
saints dedicated to our cause.

Let us invoke the school saints to intercede for St. Joan of Arch Catholic
School, from St. Xavier Cabrini, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Katherine
Drexel, St. John Newman, St. John Boscoe, St. Thomas Aquinas, St.
Angela Merici, and St. Gemma Galgani… pray for us! And this is just to
name a few! Let us also invoke our patrons, St. John Vianney, Our Lady of
Lourdes, St. Bernadette, and St. Joan of Arc as we move into this important
time!