Parish Articles

Kindness Helps Us All Rise ~ When you bake bread, you learn quickly how important steam is for the whole…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Next week, the school will be on a short schedule because of…

May the Spirit of St. Margaret Be With Us Evermore ~ We just celebrated the Feast On Flad, allowing us…

Too Young? ~ “Ah, Lord God!” I said,“I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”  But the…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This month, St. Margaret of Scotland CRE – Mary Kay McVey…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This week, we will continue our tradition of honoring veterans in…

Built of Living Stones ~ “Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship” was promulgated by the United States Conference…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Fall has come full force at St. Margaret of Scotland.  With…

Salt & Light ~ My head and heart are full these days: the news reels that never stop, concern for…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Last Friday officially marked the end of our first Trimester; it’s…

God Hears Us ~ God hears our voices crying out. Take a moment to let that become a reality for…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ I can hardly believe that next Friday officially marks the end…

The Eucharist and Family Meals ~ One of the reason, I love to bake (and why I write all my…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ On Saturday, October 18, St. Margaret of Scotland students will be…

Off To A Good Start! ~ The beginning of the school year has been a whirlwind of activity. The students…

I Love You And There’s Nothing You Can Do About It ~ I turned to the man on my left…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Happy October!  We have a busy week at St. Margaret of…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This Tuesday, high school applications open. This can be a very…

Filling the Room with Light ~ There is a fable told about a king who needed to choose amongst his…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ We recently had our first half-day.  St. Margaret of Scotland uses…

The Master Teacher ~ Jesus was a master teacher. This was a constant mantra in my graduate teaching program; in…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ With the conclusion of our Mass in the Grass and Parish…

Behold the Crucified One: The Immigrant Among Us ~ How often do we pass by a crucifix without even thinking…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ As all of you are aware, our country has experienced another…

Back To Baking ~ As I’ve written before, I like to bake bread. Bread is a simple food and one…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Thank God for cooler weather.  Last week was our first ‘normal’…

Meet The New CRE ~ I want to introduce myself as the new Coordinator of Religious Education at St. Margaret…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Thank you for all your support and prayers during this back-to-school…

God’s Delight ~ It’s my privilege to enter my second year as Assistant Principal of St. Margaret of Scotland School….

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ As you may be aware, the St. Margaret of Scotland School…

Let Strife Giveway ~ Today’s Gospel can be jarring to hear!  How is it that Jesus, the Prince of Peace,…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This Sunday marks the first big event of the 2025/2026 school…

What’s In Store For You This Year? ~ “Back to school” brings up lots of feelings for students, past and…

A Bountiful Harvest ~ In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us about a man who is already rich and receives a…

What the St. Vincent de Paul Society Means To Me ~ A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to…

Who Is My Neighbor? ~ When you hear the term social justice, what comes to mind? Advocating for the poor,…

What’s So Important About Pride? ~ When asked to write something for the bulletin for Pride of Saint Margaret, I…

Laudato Si & Pope Francis’ Call For Conversion ~ Ten years following the publication of Laudato si: On Care for…

The Call To Do Something About Gun Violence Prevention ~ We live in a violent world. Human history is littered…

Immigration Crisis Hits Close To Home ~ As a legal immigrant who came to the U.S. at a young age,…

Exploring The Racial History Of Our Community ~ In March 2023, the Racial Equity team offered a workshop at the…

Living Justice Ministries’ Advocacy Table Letter Writing ~ Some long-time parishioners would characterize St. Margaret of Scotland Parish as being…

When is the Kingdom of God? ~ Experiencing the Ascension alongside the disciples leaves me with more questions than answers:…

From the St. Louis Archdiocesan Task Force On Gun Violence Prevention:

Gun violence devastates individuals, families, and communities in the United States and the St. Louis Archdiocese. As Archbishop Rozanski has noted, “Gun violence is a human life — a quality of life — issue. Those who are threatened by gun violence are not living the fullest potential of their lives.”

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Believe it or not, the 2024/2025 school year is officially in…

Ask For Help ~ Our readings this week encourage us to ask for help. Like parents leaving children at home…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ We are officially entering our last week of the school year. …

It’s Been A Pleasure! ~ It was three years ago now that I was hired by Chris Burke and Fr….

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This weekend, we are celebrating our community by coming together for…

Revelation!!  I Love This Word! ~ To reveal.  To unveil. To see, To know, To experience for the first time….

Friends, Let’s Talk Baking For A Moment ~ I’ve been baking in some capacity for several years, but only recently…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ I can’t believe that we are already in the last month…

Spirituality Through The Liturgy ~ Thomas’s prayer today in the Gospel, “My Lord and My God!” (John 20:28), is also…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This week we pray in a special way for our students…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Happy Easter! I hope all of you are celebrating together to…

Is Seeing Really Believing?  ~ When are we finally going to see? When are we finally going to start to…

Holy Means “Set Apart”  ~ Today, Palm Sunday, is the beginning of Holy Week. For many of us it is…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Next week, we enter the Triduum at Saint Margaret of Scotland…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ The signs of spring are in the air at St. Margaret…

Making Every Moment Holy ~ I love small, domestic tasks around the house or convent. To attempt to bring order…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ As we enter into the month of April, we continue honoring…

Embracing Our Wounds ~ “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15 Sin…. It’s a hard word for…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ The Lenten Project for St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Assisi House,…

Eyelash to Eyelash ~ The word reconciliation has as its Latin roots, syllable by syllable, “re” which means “again,” and…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Last month, we opened our enrollment first to our current families…

During a Walk in the Desert, Look for Hope ~ Those who know me well know that I hold a…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ We have put a lot of plans in place over the…

Growing In Faith: During A Walk In The Dessert, Look For Hope ~ I’m entering the season of Lent this…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ We are officially deep in the month of February at St….

Both Justice and Mercy ~ The scriptures today dwell quite heavily on mercy, which in this instance might be described…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ Recently, many members of our School and Parish community have reached…

Black History Month – Purpose Fulfilled ~ Some of the most important questions we can ask ourselves are, “Why were…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ This past weekend the community came together for our annual trivia…

Healing The Whole Person ~ “Woe is me, I am doomed!” Initially, these words from Isaiah made me laugh.  Yet,…

Wrapping Up Catholic Schools Week ~ Last week we here at St. Margaret of Scotland celebrated what is known around…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ I would first like to thank all of you who came…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ As you are aware I’m sure – Sunday is the official…

Growing In Faith ~ Our Gospel today has always perplexed me, as Jesus comes across far less humble than I’m…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ We are fully back into the swing of things with our…

Weekly News From St. Margaret of Scotland School ~ We had an unexpected extension of our Christmas break on Monday…

The More Things Stay The Same, The More They Change ~ The rite of baptism (outside mass), as revised at…

Faith-Based New Year’s Resolutions ~ Happy (non-liturgical) New Year! Welcome to 2025. As we settle into this brand new year,…

SMOS School News by Patrick Holley, Principal HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas…

Answer the Call to Serve: Tips for Liturgical Ministers Stay Connected and Serve with Joy in 2025! ~ At St….

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
St. Margaret of Scotland School is officially on Christmas Break. It was truly a wonderful advent season at school, capped off by our annual nativity play performed by our first-grade students. 
I pray that all of you have a merry Christmas filled with joy. From all of us at the parish school, we wish all of you a time of peace and love as you celebrate this holiday season with friends and family far and near. We will see everyone back at school on January 6.

Train Up A Child ~ “Train a child up in the way they should go; and even when they are…

In the Name of Heaven ~ A few weeks ago, I answered the door at St. Pius V, I found…

It is certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School. Along with these activities, our students are hard at work getting ready for Christmas concerts and plays and our student council is also working on how to best celebrate the season…

Today marks the second Sunday of Advent, a time of year in which we celebrate the beginning of the new liturgical year.  This is truly a wonderful time to be in Catholic schools.  Our students are hard at work preparing for the coming of Jesus by creating advent wreaths, participating…

Truth with Intensity ~ We hear from John the Baptist this weekend, one of the more colorful personae in our…

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

“Celebrate the Advent Season” by Gwen Heithaus, Coordinator of Religious Education

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion According to the Bible by Corey Shorter, CIDE

Celebrating Our Patroness – Growing In Faith with Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

You Who Do Through – A Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

What Are You Doing To Raise Up Saints In Our Parish?
by Gwen Heithaus, Coordinator of Religious Education

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Giving Thanks For All Things by Corey Shorter, Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

A Spiritual Reflection – by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

From the Coordinator of Religious Education – by Gwen Heithaus, Coordinator of Religious Education

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Giving It All To God – by Corey Shorter, Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

A Spiritual Reflection – by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

Who MATTERs? – by Corey Shorter, Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

SMOS School News – by Mary Grace Villmer, Assistant Principal

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

SMOS School News – by Patrick Holley, Principal

Reflection From The Immigrant and Refugee Ministry – by Kevin Kuehl, Immigrant & Refugee Ministry Coordinator

Youth Ministry Reflection by Emma Grace Johnson

Boy Scouts Reflection – by Matty Kleinberg

Music Ministry Reflection – by Tom Wethington

Coffee & Donut Fellowship Reflection – by Ryan Kennedy

Young Adults & Professionals Reflection – by Amanda Ruszkowski

JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change. The St. Louis Archdiocese honors this month with a weekly series of bulletin articles.

St. Vincent de Paul Reflection – by Celeste Marx

JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change. The St. Louis Archdiocese honors this month with a weekly series of bulletin articles.

JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change. The St. Louis Archdiocese honors this month with a weekly series of bulletin articles.

Respect Life Committee Reflection – by Tim & Alia Keys

Extraordinary Ministers Of The Eucharist Reflection – by Erin Reid

JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change. The St. Louis Archdiocese honors this month with a weekly series of bulletin articles.

Living Justice Ministries Reflection – by Juliann Hesed

JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change. The St. Louis Archdiocese honors this month with a weekly series of bulletin articles.

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

ACA Reflection From The Immigrant and Refugee Ministry by Kevin Kuehl, IRM Coordinator

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

From the Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity by Corey Shorter

From the Coordinator of Religious Education by Gwen Heithaus

From the Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity by Corey Shorter

Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

From the Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity by Corey Shorter

From the Coordinator of Religious Education by Gwen Heithaus

Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

From the Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity by Corey Shorter

Spiritual Reflection – by Gwen Heithaus, Coordinator of Religious Education

Spiritual Reflection – by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

Growing in Faith – by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

From the Coordinator of Religious Education – by Gwen Heithaus

Educating in Faith – by Theresa Lueke, Assistant Principal

Growing in Faith – by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

From The Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity – by Corey Shorter

From The Coordinator of Religious Education – by Gwen Heithaus

Growing In Faith – by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

Educating In Faith – by Theresa Lueke

Spiritual Reflection – by Orin Johnson

From The Coordinator Of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity – by Corey Shorter

Educating In Faith – by Gwen Heithaus

Educating In Faith – by Theresa Lueke

Growing In Faith – by Ruth Pera

Spiritual Reflection – by Orin Johnson

From The Coordinator Of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity – by Corey Shorter

From The Coordinator Of Religious Education – by Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus

Stewardship Reflection – by Heather Lawyer

Stewardship Reflection – by Greg Rohde

Stewardship Reflection – by Luke Ruszkowski

Stewardship Reflection – by Prudence Kramer

Growing In Faith – by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

From The School Principal – by Patrick Holley, Principal

From The Coordinator Of Religious Education – by Gwen Cataldo, CRE

Spiritual Reflection – by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy

Liturgical Ministry Reflection – by Justin Roth

Scouting Reflection – by Cubmaster Matty Kleinberg

Finance Committee Reflection – by Patty Hendrickson

Ladies Auxiliary Reflection – by Delaney Clement

Young Adults & Professionals Reflection – by Philip Masini

St. Vincent de Paul Society Reflection – by Dave Greiner

Respect Life Committee Reflection – by Tim & Alia Keys

Living Justice Ministries Reflection – by Juliann Hesed, Mike Holdinghaus, & Sarah Rebholz

Youth Ministry Reflection – by Emma Grace Johnson