As our cities are mourning the loss of Daunte Wright while still grappling with the workings of the legal system in the death of George Floyd, we are reminded of the need for peace – the true peace that can only come with justice. As we all stand in the need of prayer this week and beyond...
It’s time for our Spring drive, collecting items for Brittany’s Place – our local home for girls and young women who are healing from human trafficking. Bins are set up in the Parish Giving Center and we are open for donations until May 16. Detailed lists of needed...
La June Montgomery Tabron is the President and CEO of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations. Focusing on initiatives that create conditions where vulnerable children can thrive, the foundation works on issues of racial equity.
Tabron says...
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. ~ Pope John Paul II
What does it mean to you to be an “Easter people?”
This Pope John Paul II quote says that we move beyond despair – beyond complaining and...
What's In Your Rice Bowl?
As Lent began, we talked about the familiar Christian trio of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. We can, of course, do these things all year but many of us find that paying special attention to them as a path to Easter bears fruit. Here we are -- Easter. Can you identify a...
Whatever, Loving God
by MaryPat Potts
Whatever.
The usual meaning - “Yeah, right” ~ dismissive, discounts...
The Task of Easter
I recently read a book, Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times by an Episcopal bishop, Michael B. Curry. After reading his work, I was not at all surprised to see the following quote in the wake of the recent Atlanta shooting and also the rise in...
Puppet Shows Bring Health and Nutrition to Madagascar
Half of all children in Madagascar don’t have enough nutritious food to stay healthy. Community health workers trained by Catholic Relief Services use the puppets to teach families about doctor visits, handwashing...
Not long after George Floyd’s death, I came upon an organization called Be the Bridge. I mentioned it in this space and since then I know some of you have used it as a resource. Building bridges of solidarity is such an integral part of Catholic social teaching and will surely lead us...
Bean Cakes from Burkina Faso. Gallo Pinto from Nicaragua. Are you hungry yet?
Eating more simply is a way of life with so many benefits. One of those benefits is the Lenten practice of fasting, which can help us make room in our hearts for those without enough to sustain them. As the Ash...