Faith Briefs for Jan. 10
CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting following the 5:30 pm Mass Monday in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church.
I’m looking for a few brave souls to join my ‘Christmastide Rebellion’
By the time most of you read this column, you’ll have likely wrapped up your Christmas celebrations more than a week ago. Presents opened, and maybe even already returned. Decadent meals eaten. Christmas worship services attended. Jesus was born. Decorations packed away. … Boom, back to the grind. We’re nothing if not efficient here in America. But imagine if we were to actually celebrate the nativity of Jesus in the manner the church prescribed hundreds of years ago. And by that, I mean celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas. Christmastide, as it’s also known, is a ...
Faith Forum
Differing opinions have been expressed regarding the pardoning of prisoners on death row by President Biden. Three prisoners, who in recent years, were involved in violent group killings, have not been pardoned. For those who look to God for answers for living, we find these words in the Bible: “From each man, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.” (Genesis 9:6) God spoke those words to Noah. When God created man, “Then God said, Let us make man in our ...
Christmas verities
With the sacred Holy Day (holiday) of Christmas upon us, we know that some family gatherings will be picture perfect, while others will cause unkind memories and related emotions to surface. Neither group started out in their current status and both may change from what we presently see. So how did they get to such a wonderful or agonizing result? Was it due to luck (which word is not mentioned in holy writ), or following time-tested habits that used to be commonplace in Christianity? Not everyone believes in Jesus Christ, or that there even is a spiritual side to life. Even those that ...
Finding Faith … in the call to be better stewards of God’s ‘Garden of Eden’
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. I guess maybe in this case a movie might be worth an infinite number of words when it comes to creating awareness about the earth-altering effects of climate change. “One with the Whale,” a fast-moving, two-hour documentary that premiered on PBS on Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking look at how dire the circumstances of one family who maintains a subsistence life mainly through hunting on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. At its heart, the movie tells the story of Native teen, ...
Faith Briefs for Dec. 13
Jesus Cares Nativity Christmas program Jesus Cares is having its Nativity Christmas program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 208 West Marshall Street, Marshall. The church is fully accessible. The public is also invited for fellowship and refreshments in the church basement following the program. Jesus Cares is a ministry dedicated to spreading the earthly joy and eternal hope of Jesus Christ through faith-based programs, resources, and community outreach tailored for individuals with disabilities.