A Zoom Presentation for Survivors and Those Who Care for Them on Monday, March 27, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Despite meaningful progress toward addressing clergy perpetrated sexual abuse, abuse and its traumatic legacy persist as all-too-familiar crises in the Catholic Church. Analyses of these crises...
Synod Week 5 - Pray Always If Jesus said to you today, “Come follow me”, would tomorrow look any different than today? Obviously, the answer is yes! But here’s the difficulty: it can be really hard to hear His voice. And how many of us long and need to hear God speaking to us...
The Servant Model The Servant Model of the Church, as defined by Avery Dulles in his book "Models of the Church," is as follows: "The Church is the people of God, gathered together by the Holy Spirit to serve the world in the name of Christ, under the leadership of its pastors and other...
What is the Church? Part 4: The Herald Model The Herald Model of the Church is one of the five models of the Church proposed by Avery Dulles in his book "Models of the Church." This model views the Church primarily as a herald or messenger of God's word. According to this model, the...
Mary Chapel at GA We are thrilled to announce that the old Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Guardian Angels Catholic Church will be transformed into a new Marion Chapel. This exciting project is a significant step towards expanding our church's facilities and providing a dedicated space for our...
Go All In “If you can’t change the friends you’re around, change the friends you’re around.” I had a teacher who would often repeat this line in high school. The lesson was simple - you will become like the people you are around, so choose...
"My Scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.” ~ Steve Mariboli I like this quote as it goes with the Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent reading in A Season of Hope (for...
Terry was born and raised in Ellsworth Wisconsin, just across the border from Minnesota. The son of small-business owner, a strong work ethic was engrained in Terry from a young age, and this has found an outlet in all of his life’s endeavors, be it business, family, or...
The Dulles Sacramental Model of the Church, created by theologian Avery Dulles, identifies the Church as a sacrament or sign of God's presence in the world. The model emphasizes the Church's role in mediating God's grace and providing a visible expression of the spiritual reality of the...
Live Lent Well!” ~ from “A Season of Hope: Lenten Devotions for Seniors” I found another pearl of wisdom within this amazing resource! I love plays on words, so I was immediately drawn to the acrostic given in the Tuesday of the second week of...
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