Last: There has been a song that’s been playing in my heart and mind over the last few weeks. It’s titled “What a Beautiful Name (it is).” It’s a song about the name of Jesus by Hillsong Worship (please listen if you get a chance). As the song has played in my mind, I’ve also […]
He must increase, I must decrease: This weekend we celebrate the birth of St. John the Baptist. Pope Francis remarked that “although many began to follow John because ‘his words were strong’ and went ‘to the heart,’ the saint did not give in to temptation ‘to believe that he was important.’ Instead, when asked whether […]
Holy Family Parishioners, Well, I’m sure many of you have heard by now of the big news that our pastor has been named the next Bishop of Salina, Kansas. I know for myself, it is a cause for a mix of emotions. I am deeply saddened by the loss of such a good priest, pastor, […]
Beginning: This Sunday’s first reading takes us back to the beginning—the fall of Adam and Eve through the temptation of the evil one. We desire eternal life. We desire to be with God forever, and God desires to be with us forever too. Jesus, in today’s Gospel, drives out demons. He defeats the evil one! […]
Inspiring: This weekend the Church celebrates the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. This Feast reminds us of how incredibly important the Eucharist is for our life and salvation. A little story written by Bishop James Conley of Lincoln to share how important the Eucharist is. “During the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in […]
Three in One: This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Pope Francis remarked that love is at the heart of the divine life of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is, he said, “a life of profound communion and perfect love, the origin and end of the whole […]
Fire: “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” This weekend we celebrate the conclusion of Easter with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. Come Holy Spirit!!! We pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the whole Church […]
Made it: Forty days after Easter Jesus ascended to Heaven. He made it! He made it to the place we all want to go. Pope Francis writes that, “St Luke says that having seen Jesus ascending into heaven, the Apostles returned to Jerusalem “with great joy.” This seems to us a little odd. When we […]
One Another: There is a great story from our Christian tradition that says that St. John always preached the same message: “Love one another.” After a while, the people asked St. John why he preached the same thing over and over again. He responded, “Because the Master kept preaching it.” What does Jesus mean by […]
Connected: Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.” Pope Francis remarked that Christians cannot be self-sufficient, but rather depend on […]