Our Lord’s Divine Mercy
When I heard a few months ago that Chris Tomlin would be giving a concert in Minneapolis, I began a vigilant search for ticket information. Those who know me know that his is a kind of music that has been instrumental to my developing faith, and the form of prayer [...]
Giving Our Suffering As Sacrifice
Why is there suffering in this world? The answer to this is much more complicated than most of us can comprehend, let alone answer in a weekly bulletin article. But we definitely all have known suffering, in some way. It is a reality for every person, day in and day [...]
The Heart of Lent
Last weekend, during all the masses, our choir lead us in a beautiful praise & worship song called “The Heart of Worship” by Matt Redman. In that song, we are called to make sure that when we come to worship our God, that we are focused on Him and not [...]
Finding Happiness in Our Lenten Journey
There is something tremendously appealing about the season of Lent. This may seem counter-intuitive to some of us. We can ask ourselves why it is we find such happiness in a stretch of time that invites us to take a hard look at what in our lives keeps us from [...]
Deepening Our Relationship with God During Lent
I had a conversation a while back with a friend, who is Christian but not Catholic, proclaim to me that the Catholic Faith was not biblically based. This person went on to say that many Christians base their Sunday services on a particular passage from the Bible and that many [...]
Tuna Fish, Chocolate and Pennies: The Meaning of Lent
I have few memories of Lent as a child, but there are a couple things I will always associate with this particular season: tuna fish hot dish, no chocolate and digging through my piggy bank. I know I didn’t understand what tuna fish, chocolate and pennies had to do with [...]
“Rend your hearts, not your garments”
This week, of course, we embark on the arduous journey of Lent. It is truly the most difficult discipline that is still widely and popularly exercised among the Church. As a point of clarity, Lenten moderations of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving are not meant to be exclusive to the liturgical [...]
Beauty in Our Church
We should be so proud of our parish! For the first time in a long time, our parish budget is in the black. Our parishioners have supported their parish community with financial gifts, giving us the ability to put more back into our many events and ministries. But regardless of [...]
When Human Leadership Fails Us
In February of 1798, French troops marched into Rome under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. Pope Pius VI was imprisoned by Napoleon, where he died in 1799. Later that year, a new pope was elected by 34 cardinals from across Europe who gathered in secret, since Napoleon had made their [...]
What’s In A Name?
Names are important. As human persons we seem to know this intrinsically. Expectant parents spend a great deal of effort choosing names for their children. Throughout our lives, our friends, family, and our own personalities, often change those names. What we are called- and what we call one another- is [...]
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