by Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of two books in the Old Testament named for women (the other is Esther), Ruth is a breath of fresh air. Her story follows one of the grimmest chapters in Israel’s history: the Period of Judges. The Book of Judges ends, “In those days, Israel had no king; a man...
by Staff | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
God does not ask me, much less does He command me, to like you. He doesn’t ask or command me to like anyone! And that’s a very good thing because it means I’m not required to like Fr. Doran who’s always making up crazy stories about me! But I digress.“To like” means,...
by Staff | Dec 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Christmas has come and, with it, so has our Savior Jesus Christ! Advent has passed away and we now enter into the liturgical Christmas season. The cumulative carol The Twelve Days of Christmas has twelve verses describing gifts bestowed...
by Staff | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Christmas has always been a special time for me. As a child, the whole month of December was a magical and joyous time, filled with traditions and activities that kept the wonder of the season alive! For our family, and many of those in our community, the “Christmas”...
by Staff | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Advent is here, and as one of the two penitential seasons of the church, now would be a good time to begin our preparations before the “Holiday Rush” overtakes us. I came across some great insights on penitence in a book I have been reading by Susan Pitchford...
by Staff | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
The 2014 documentary, The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young, is a film about a 100+ mile endurance race in the mountains of Tennessee. It is a cult-like race based on an historic prison escape, which tests the runner’s limits of physical and...
