By Mary Mertes Sometimes, we don’t hear the answers to our prayers. The solution doesn’t come immediately, or it comes in a way we didn’t expect, or we forget we even asked and it’s not until something prompts us to look back that we can see God’s hand in things. I try to keep a […]
Sunday Columns
Prayer is the Response We are Looking for
By Kirby Power I Came to college with a fire in my heart for Jesus. But it started to fade, and I didn’t know how to sustain it. I began meeting with a FOCUS Missionary, McKenna, and learned a lot from her. Most importantly, I learned the importance of daily prayer. I didn’t realize that […]
A Word from Our Pastor
By Fr. Dan Merz Bishop McKnight has been our Bishop for over three years now, and has established himself as a strong proponent for accountability within the Church, for greater involvement of the laity in the leadership of the Church, and as a voice for unity in overcoming racism in our society. Less known may […]
To Know God Personally
By Chris Bonderer One of the most cliché phrases as a revitalized Catholic (I was raised Catholic but only recently sought a relationship with God) was “Your relationship with God needs to be PERSONAL.” There was this emphasis on “personal”, and I was so excited to be holy that I accepted this from my mentor […]
God Sees Our Hearts
By Yvonne Chamberlain This week’s scripture readings remind us that we must, not only, do what is right and just in the eyes of God, but we cannot compare ourselves to others, equating our good deeds as superior or more authentic. In Ezekiel 18, God reminds the House of Israel, the righteous will be saved, […]
From the Mouths of Infants, You Have Brought Forth Praise
By Fr. Paul Clark Fr. Mike Coleman was my pastor when I was a little child and he loves to tell the story of a time when my family visited him in a later assignment. When he had my family stand to introduce us to his new parish, I stuck the strings of my hoodie […]