But then there is also joy, isn’t there. This earthly life has a tendency to weigh on us, doesn’t it? After all, the constant media barrage we consume generally is vastly negative. Demonstrations of competing ideological positions. Name calling. Mistrust. It can eat us up if we let ...
CCW spring salad luncheon The Holy Redeemer Council of Catholic Women will have its spring salad luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church. Advance tickets are available at Hy-Vee or Holy Redeemer Parish Center for $12, or they can be purchased at ...
“There but for the grace of God go I.” That’s the message that ricocheted through my conscience as I stared up at the revolving red and blue lights in the rearview mirror of my pickup. My heavens, the damage I could have done. You know the story. Maybe you’ve done so yourself. My ...
First Lutheran giveaway garage sale First Lutheran Church in Marshall (100 Church Street) is having a giveaway garage sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in their parking lot, and again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday May 1. This is a giveaway, free garage sale, so all items will ...
Our brother Dustan passed quickly and unexpectedly the day after Palm Sunday this past week, giving new meaning to Good Friday for our family. It seems cosmically cruel as we haven’t even had the time to grieve from losing our brother Drew in December, and three other family members in ...
he importance of Easter to Christians cannot be understated. After all, the festival commemorates the day that Jesus rose from the dead, conquering death and offering eternal salvation to all for all time. But it’s in times like these, that I think that the Easter story offers some ...