The Truest Form of Gratitude Interestingly, our readings for today brought to mind several recent writings I’ve encountered. We first see the Israelites murmuring in the wilderness once more, never to be sated. Indeed, St. John Chrysostom compares their behavior
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community Now and Then – 7/23/2021 Some good friends who own a little cottage near Lac Vieux Desert invited us to spend last week with
Take, Bless, Break, Share By: Sr. Jan The First Reading from the Book of Kings speaks of Elisha telling the man to give the barley loaves to the people stating: “They shall eat & there shall be some left over.”
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community You Can’t Tickle Yourself – 7/16/2021 We were campers. Camping can be a great family bonding experience. But there can be times when one
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
Embers From the Fire A weekly blog by Deacon Dan Wagnitz for the Quad-Parish Community A Little Off the Top – 7/9/2021 As we move into the heart of summer, I have been thinking of summer haircuts. When I
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,
