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CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will have their September meeting Monday following the Holy Redeemer 5:30 p.m. evening Mass. Come and learn about their activities. CDA fundraiser Sunday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will have caramel and cinnamon roll fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 13, after the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Mass. Rolls will be available for purchase in the church entry, and rolls and coffee will also be served in Carlin Hall after the 8 a.m. Mass for a free-will offering.

Seeing God’s beauty in the sky

“The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.” -- Psalm 19:1 I’m sure more than one passerby wondered what the big dork adorned with a cowboy hat was doing staring into the sunrise that broke over our little city located on the northern ...

So, why exactly, did everyone love Dolly?

Surely not everyone in America is a country music fan, right? Nor is everyone simply mega fans of 1980s hit rom-coms and movie dramas either. So what gives? What exactly made Dolly Parton, the country music sensation, entrepreneurial businesswoman and pop culture icon, so universally ...

Once in a while our heroes are worthy of our admiration

The old adage says you’re better off not meeting your heroes; they’ll only let you down. I counter that once in a while a hero does turn out to be worthy of admiration. And I am fortunate that my pastoral mentor was one. Divine design brought us together when I accepted a position as a leader at a small, rural church while I was still attending seminary. Denominational policy dictated that as a lay minister, I needed an experienced clergy person to help guide me as I grew as a pastor. And our synod, and my church, turned to the neighboring church parish where Pastor Jill had been ...

Two years; two lives forever transformed

I recently celebrated my second anniversary at our large faith-based mission that provides emergency shelter, housing and food services to hundreds upon hundreds every week. It’s been a more emotional milestone than I anticipated. But it's a hard story to fully explain to folks who ...

See ‘Spot’ bark; see ‘Spot’ change … look what love can do

There is a dog that frequents the same kennel for daycare as our dog. I’ll call him “Spot” to protect his privacy as I didn’t ask his permission to tell our story. Spot is an older and smaller dog. He spends a lot of time hanging out with the kennel’s staff at the front desk in the ...