Our Parish Times – A Time for Hope
Pg 2 & 46 — Mattie’s yes to God could be seen in the way that he lived his suffering as well as the way that he received and used God’s gifts.
Our Parish Times – Messengers of Life
His faith evolved into a loving friendship with God leading to a clear understanding of his earthly purpose. Mattie realized
his purpose through writing inspiring poetry about peace and love for which he became internationally recognized.
Our Parish Times – The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Guild Prepares for Upcoming 20th Anniversary Celebrations
Mattie remains a tremendous
witness to the hope that he experienced and proclaimed in his short life. … His relationship with God
and his mystical experience of the
Sacraments helped to make Mattie
a prophet for peace and joy during
his short life.
Catholic Standard – White Mass celebrates the faith and gifts of people with disabilities
Celebrating the giftedness of every person living with disabilities, participants at this year’s archdiocesan White Mass proclaimed – in word and deed – that all people regardless of their differences are valued in the life of the Church and beloved children of God.
America Magazine – The Path to Holiness
Robert Ellsberg cover story on saints and saintly lives includes Mattie.
This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media.
Catholic Standard – White Mass celebrates gifts of Deaf community and people living with disabilities, and how all people need Christ’s healing
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus Christ heals and cures people with various disabilities, illnesses and diseases, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory noted during his homily at the 13th annual White Mass on Oct. 30.
Catholic Standard – Sacred Heart School’s Elise Heil named Principal of the Year for Archdiocese of Washington
Maybe Elise Heil, the principal of Sacred Heart School in Washington, D.C., always was destined to be an educator.
Her mom, Donna Heil, noted, “As a child, she’d line up her stuffed animals in the hallway and teach them. She was always going to be a teacher.”
Catholic Standard – Mass at Shrine of the Sacred Heart remembers Mattie Stepanek on International Day of Peace
The Mass – celebrated on the Feast of St. Matthew which is also the International Day of Peace as proclaimed by the United Nations – was not only offered to remember Stepanek, but also to inaugurate the new school year at Sacred Heart School. St. Matthew was Stepanek’s patron saint.
