What Kind of a Shepherd Are You! Speaking through Jeremiah the prophet, God promises the coming of shepherds “who will shepherd (the people) so that they need no longer fear and tremble.” The shepherds of Israel are being castigated by
Got Curiosity? I recently watched a documentary on PBS about the first lunar landing. The anniversaries of Apollo 11’s launch date of July 16, 1969 and successful lunar landing on July 20, 1969 are coming up. Rightly so, this documentary,
A few weeks ago, the Quad-Parish Pastoral Team reflected on the past year and began visioning for the future. We reflected on where our parish communities were one year ago. At that time, we were just coming back together and
Introducing: Camp Discover! I recently made a trip up to Camp Tekakwitha in Shawano, WI. Upon arrival, I was quickly reminded of why that place is so special. Kids spend all year counting down the days until they get to
The Solemnity of “Corpus Christi” CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. It is told that the Jews were not prepared to accept Jesus’ message about eating His flesh and drinking His
My friends: we’re so blessed again to celebrate not an event in Jesus’ life like the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost Day but a proclamation of the central mystery of our Christian faith and life that we adore
Come Holy Spirit Did you come to church this morning filled with anticipation and tremendous joy? If you didn’t you are in good company. We heard last weekend that Jesus gathered his disciples one last time before he ascended into
Blessed May 15th/16th will be the last weekend I am playing for you as Music Coordinator before I leave for vacation & retirement. It has been a pleasure and privilege to share music and ministry with all of you. I
“MAYDAY! MAYDAY!” is a distress call that is used by pilots in life-threatening situations. Isn’t it interesting that “May Day”, in the Church, marks the beginning of a month dedicated to the devotion of Mary, the Queen of Heaven and
Unfathomable Freedoms Looking through the readings for this Sunday, I’m struck by a peculiar similarity between the various passages: that of freedom. Looking first to the reading from the Third Chapter of Acts, we see the leader of the Apostles,