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Beliefs

What Do Catholics Believe?

Beliefs

  • Prayer

    Prayer is communion with God. Prayer can be public or personal, spoken or silent. The Psalms are prayers we sing.

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  • Current Issues

    Our parish community stays informed with Catholic News and Perspective.

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  • The Liturgical Calendar

    The seasons of the Church follow one universal liturgical calendar.

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  • Papacy & Christian Unity

    The Pope is the chief pastor and shepherd of the whole Church.

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  • Catholic Essentials

    We follow spiritual law and foundation.

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  • Sacraments

    The Catholic Church has defined seven sacraments - instituted by and through the life of Jesus Christ.

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Additional Resources

Additional resources from around the web that can provide you with more insight about what Catholics believe and why...

Documents of the Second Vatican Council
Link to The Catholic Encyclopedia
Link to the Catechism of the Church
Link to the Code of Canon Law
Link to the New American Bible

Parish Staff

  • Fr. Brian Carpenter, S.T.D. - Administrator

    Father Brian Carpenter, S.T.D., was ordained a priest in 2009. He served in parishes in the Rochester, NY diocese from 2009-2015. From 2015-2018 he served on both the academic and formation faculty at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD. He then began doctoral studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary in 2018. In 2020 he returned to St. Mary’s Seminary & University serving as an assistant professor of systematic theology as well as a mentor and spiritual director to seminarians. In 2022 he was assigned to St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend, Indiana. In 2024 he was assigned to St. Stanislaus Kostka. 


    Prior to entering seminary, Fr. Brian worked full-time at a soup kitchen in Brooklyn, NY. This experience led him to want to do more work on behalf of the poor in the US and the developing world. As an outreach priest for Cross Catholic, he is able to put his passion for the poor into action.

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  • Joann Stainko - Office Manager

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  • Balise Waldstein - Musician

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  • Gabrielle Shedrow - Religious Education

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