A cautionary tale for our time … This week, I arrived early to a coffee shop for a meeting. Already coming from another meeting, it didn’t make sense to go to the shelter, only to backtrack 30 minutes later. So there I was, answering an infinite string of emails, with a good coffee and ...
CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having a meeting following the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. They will share their faith filled activities that are coming up and welcome new members. St. Edward fall festival St. Edward Church of ...
I think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs. The millions of lives lost and the many more who still suffer, not with standing, of course. “Third spaces” is a phrase coined by sociologist ...
Lemonade fundraiser at St. Michael’s Lemonade will be sold following 8:30 a.m. Mass Sunday at St. Michael’s in Milroy. All proceeds will go to support the San Lucas Mission in Guatemala. Infant loss support group meeting The infant loss support group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, ...
While the names of the schools or churches or entertainment venues change, it’s inevitable that our news feeds annually will fill with headlines detailing hundreds of mass shootings. Some resulting in more deaths than others, but all tragic nonetheless. This week, it was Annunciation ...
This past week I celebrated my first anniversary as CEO of a large, faith-based mission that operates an emergency shelter, food pantry and supportive housing apartments in our hometown. Oh, to list the many things I’ve learned over the past year would necessitate an entire tome for me to ...