Messages from the Guild
The messages on this page
are reflections from different Guild directors,
as well as updates from Guild members about
spirituals activities, events, prayers, and news
relevant to the Guild and the process of Mattie’s Cause.
Some of the messages may also include
reposting or updates to older news and information,
such as past interviews, videos, and other events.
If you have a question or topic
that you would like the Guild
to respond to or to consider
in a Message from the Guild,
— please visit our CONTACT page here
— or e-mail Mattie4Sainthood@gmail.com.
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Recent Messages from the Guild
- Press Release – Mattie’s 15 Year Memorial Mass
- Coming June 22 2019 — Mattie’s 15 Year Mass & Reception
- Coming June 9 — Reception & Information Session
- Current information — How to Share YOUR Mattie Reflection
- May 2019 — CNN “Why Mattie Matters” essay by Mattie’s mom
- May 2019 — WHY & HOW Mattie Still Matters
- May 2019– Mattie: CNN “Champion of Change”
- April 2019 — Guild Reflection: Holy Week & Easter
- March 2019 — Guild Reflection: Mattie’s Lenten Reflections
- February 2019 — Guild Reflection: Celebrating Heartsongs
- February 2019 — Theme Reflection — “Love” — Mattie’s message shared by Mattie’s mom
- January 2019 — Guild Reflection: Epiphany and Courage
- January 2019 — Guild Message: Novena to St. André
Older Messages from the Guild
- January 2019 — Press Release — “What is a Life Worth?: Remember Mattie” — with
video excerpt - January 2019 — Theme Reflection: “Moving Forthward” — Mattie’s message shared by Mattie’s mom
- December 2018 — Guild Reflection: Voices with Choices
- December 2018 — Theme Reflection: “Peace” — Mattie’s message shared by Mattie’s mom
- November 15, 2018 — Guild Reflection: Interview – Journey to Sainthood
- November 2018 — Guild Reflection: Introduction to “Mattie’s Prayer”
- November 2018 — Guild Message: Mattie’s Guild vs Mattie’s Foundation
- November 2, 2018 — Guild Reflection: All Souls Day & Mattie’s Cause
- November 2018 — Theme Reflection: “Gratitude” — Mattie’s message shared by Mattie’s mom
- November 1, 2018 — Guild Reflection: All Saints Day, Masses – St. Rose & St. Elizabeth’s School
- October 28, 2018 — Guild Reflection: Feast of St. Jude, White Mass, & Mattie’s Cause
- October 28, 2018 — Guild Reflection: A Welcome Message from the Directors
- September 21, 2018 — Guild Reflection: Feast of St. Matthew 2012 & 2018
Archived Messages & Media
View our archived messages, video, audio,
interviews, news, and other materials here…
Understanding the difference:
“Mattie’s GUILD” and
“Mattie’s FOUNDATION”
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek GUILD
- is a (soon to be) non-profit organization with a spiritual mission
- of gathering information, materials, and reflections by and about Mattie
- to advance his Cause of Canonization (possible sainthood)
- so that his heroic virtues might be formally recognized by the Catholic Church
- enabling him to serve as a more visible source of inspiration and intercession for generations to come.
- To learn more about the Guild Founders, Directors, Advisors, and Members — CLICK HERE…
- To learn more about Mattie’s Cause of Canonization
— explore the Guild’s website here… www.Mattie4Sainthood.org
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek FOUNDATION
- is a different non-profit organization with a global mission
- of sharing Mattie’s messages of Heartsongs and purpose
- to ensure that the pathways of hope and peace that Mattie offered are available and accessible to global neighbors
- through activities, events, materials, and programs created to support diverse global neighbors in
- recognizing the importance of tending to basic human needs and building community and in
- understanding how the power of deliberate choices in attitude and action can move peace from “possibility to reality” for individuals and for our world.
- To learn more about Mattie’s peace mission
— explore the Foundation’s website here… www.MattieOnline.com