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Faith

Faith Briefs for Feb. 7

CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting following the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. Join CDA in Carlin Hall for a “Wine and Cheese” gathering along with CDA announcements. Lenten Bible Study at St. ...

Faith Forum

Liberalism, California fires and the Bible Liberalism is a desire to be free of authority and where it all started, I believe, is in the Garden of Eden, where the first two liberals, ever, are found. They were told by God that they could eat of any tree in the garden except from the “ tree ...

Please listen! You are enough!

You are enough. I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but please know that you are beautifully created in the image of our Maker. And, as such, you are enough. You are loved, and you are vital to the larger fabric of all creation. You are needed to complete the rest of us! A ...

Faith Briefs for Jan. 31

Night of Cornerstone Wednesday The community is invited to the Night of Cornerstone, which is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Church at 202 North Fourth Street. The Night of Cornerstone is an opportunity for adults and children and is on the first Wednesday of every month. Night of ...

The day I quit working at being a pastor and chose to act like a pastor

There are days that this pastoring thing is more than alright, I tell ya. Oh, there are plenty of days when one looks skyward and thinks to themself: “So, this is what you’ve called me to, eh, Big Guy?” The long hours, the nonstop schedule, the need to be in multiple places at once, ...

Should you not see my column next week, you might worry

More than 120 years ago, my great-grandfather Alexander William Brooks Sr., his wife Mary Ann and their first three children crossed the Canadian border into Minnesota, riding the rails to Crookston, where they settled. Alex lived a long and prosperous life, fathering nine children, first ...