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On Advent, beauty and the Catholic Imagination

By |2024-12-02T12:58:41-06:00December 6, 2024|Staff writer|

Advent has come quickly this year, riding the tails of Thanksgiving. After a busy week with the kids home from school, deer rifle season and resting up, it wasn’t until late in the evening that we talked with the kids about it being Advent and what that means.

Jesus is the light in the darkness

By |2024-11-19T09:37:57-06:00November 22, 2024|Guest columns|

Sometimes we think everything must be flawless to celebrate a holy and perfect Mass. But often just the opposite is true. I arrived early Sunday to St. John the Evangelist in Birchwood because I was the Sacristan and reader for Mass. I like to be prepared; I like everything to be flawless.

Post-election reflection: Move beyond the ballot box

By |2024-11-04T11:59:28-06:00November 8, 2024|Staff writer|

Whether or not your desired candidates will be sworn into office, the one thing we all seem to agree on is that we’re exhausted and “over” this election! Accusatory ads, divisive campaign rhetoric and polarized partisan dynamics have put the worst of human behavior on display these last months, and we’re ready to move on.

Gifford’s ‘Herod and Mary’ a study in contrast

By |2024-10-23T09:29:22-05:00October 25, 2024|Guest columns|

A paranoid ruler feels so threatened by manipulative forces around him that he suspects his children are trying to overthrow him, leading him to torture and execute them. No, it’s not the plot of some new TV show. It’s a piece of history about King Herod, the man who ordered the murder of all boys under age 2 after hearing from the Magi that the king of the Jews was born in Bethlehem.

To create a culture of life, give abundantly

By |2024-10-08T10:21:57-05:00October 11, 2024|Guest columns|

“I came so that they might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) Jesus came to give us life. Have you ever stopped to ponder the effect of the Eucharist in your life, and the life it brings to each of us whether we are fed physically by the bread of life (Body of Christ) or sit in silence before the Eucharist?

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