St. Raphael School Student Journal
Started by a group of St. Raphael students in the spring of 2018, the St. Raphael School Journal is a monthly publication designed, edited, and written by St. Raphael students for St. Raphael students and their families. The Journal is proud to showcase the work of St. Raphael students in the form of featured columns and student submissions, while working to keep students and their families informed of what is going on within the school and its classes. Under the guidance of Presbytera Maria Koulianos, the newsletter team looks forward to each wonderful year of publication.
Archived Issues
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
Christmas Issue 2020
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
Christmas 2020
The Prophecy of Joel: Rend Your Heart
Rend Your Heart Katherine Thomas Column Writer Set to Appear in May 2021 Edition “Rend your heart, not your garments,” writes the prophet Joel. Anyone purposely ripped their clothes recently? I doubt it, I think you all like your clothes. (Except maybe your mask.)...
The Timeless Importance of Motherhood
The Timeless Importance of Motherhood Thea Frederick Column Writer Set to Appear in the April 2021 Edition The natural family, as God created it, is very important to the proper development of children as God meant them to be. The father, mother, and siblings...
An Easter She Would Never Forget
An Easter She Would Never Forget Natasha Richart Set to Appear in the April 2021 Edition She was standing in a beautiful church in Jerusalem. A patriarch had emerged from the Holy Sepulchre, holding a torch bright with flame. The flame was pasted from hand to...
Buttered Fly
Buttered Fly Linnaea Radley Set to Appear in the April 2021 Edition This is an essay about pride and vainglory supplemented with examples from humility. These two groups will be represented by the fly and butterfly. The life of each insect will be portrayed in stages,...
Stollen Recipe
German Christmas Stollen Recipe by The Spruce Eats Submitted by: Grace Wagner Issue: Set to Appear in the December 2020 Edition Food has the power to draw communities closer together, and almost at times, seems to be the center of every gathering, celebration...
Divine Interference
Divine Interference By: Anders Kjendal Issue: Set to Appear in the December Edition
The Eulogy of Thomas Sawyer
The Eulogy of Thomas Sawyer By: Mary Kjendal Class: Lv. 5.1 Literature Issue: Set to Appear in December 2020 Edition Given by Thomas’ Sunday school teacher from the St. Petersburg’s pulpit Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord living in this humble town of...
Synopses
Synopses By: Linnaea Radley and Kyle Carroll Class: Lv. 6 Catechism Issue: Set to Appear in the December 2020 Edition These are synopses of chapters from The Ladder of Divine Ascent. Step 7 Linnaea Radley Joy-making sorrow is a sorrow that results in joy. A...
On Repentance
On Repentance John Dye Column Writer December Newsletter 2020 Repentance is a wonderful virtue. It is the beautiful act of humbling oneself in front of others to ask for their forgiveness. To the world, however, this practice is disgusting. This is a time where...