Today’s readings are some of my favorites… In our first reading, I found it comforting to remember that we’re all “clothed in a robe of salvation” and “wrapped in a mantle of justice.” And that’s a good thing, simply because there’s often a little risk in following Jesus. It’s especially…

Mark’s gospel was the first gospel to be written in about the year 68 A.D. It was a time of great persecution for the followers of Jesus. Mark wrote quickly and to the point hoping to encourage the people to be faithful and to trust in God. His beginning minces…

Last chance to sign up for ournext Children’s Night Out on Friday, December 9th,from 5:30-8:30. Children 6 weeks and older are invitedto join into the evening events while their parents enjoysome relaxation! Games, crafts, and supper are included.There is no charge for the event, but we do ask that you…

Opening day of hunting season finds me, like many of our parishioners, watching and waiting for the chance to fill my larder with venison. Watching and waiting, not knowing when a deer might appear, not knowing for sure if it will even happen this season. I focus my full attention…

As the worshipers arrived on a late November morning at the Lutheran Church in White Lake North Dakota, they were met by a rather disturbing sight. An apparently homeless beggar sat on the front steps of the church, wearing tattered clothing, a wool cap pulled down over his eyes, and…

Although it’s a parable from ancient times, today’s Gospel message makes some timeless observations about how some people manage their households. We could say that the overall theme is a message for us to “make the most of what we’ve been given,” but, in this story, the sad outcome was…

A few weeks ago I was at a parish where the homilist began his talk explaining that there were two types of parables. (News to me!) There was the teaching parable. Many of these began: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like….” then Jesus would offer a story common to the…

Hopefully you have had the opportunity to meet, or at least read about individuals, who are always there for other people…helping in any way they can without asking anything in return. These are the true leaders, the servant leaders in social, economic and church groups. • The young boy who…

One of the current problems air traffic controllers face is the multitude of languages of today’s international pilots. Under ordinary circumstances, a pilot is (hopefully) fluent enough in the language used at the tower to communicate effectively. In a crisis, however, pilots unconsciously go back to their mother tongue, which…

These were the sobering and challenging words of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter who had a vivid dream in 1938 of a shining train circling a mountain. He saw men, women, and children rushing to get a place on it and suddenly he heard a voice that warned: “This train is going…