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Category: Features

Lent for the grief-stricken soul

Posted on Feb 25, 2016Feb 24, 2016 in Features

By Mike Duffy During Lent we fast; In my grief, my appetite is gone! During Lent we get reminders from …Read More

Having it all together…

Posted on Feb 25, 2016Feb 24, 2016 in Features
Having it all together...

By Fr. Jake Greiner I recently had lunch with a parishioner who paid me a wonderful compliment. “Father,” he said, …Read More

Chance encounters and being saved

Posted on Feb 11, 2016Feb 10, 2016 in Features
Chance encounters and being saved

By Kathy Berken The day I stopped at Trader Joe’s I was not in the mood for God to show …Read More

An update from the vocations director

Posted on Feb 11, 2016Feb 10, 2016 in Features
An update from the vocations director

By Fr. Thom Hennen Before sitting down to write this I decided to look back to see when I had …Read More

Discerning the necessity for change

Posted on Feb 4, 2016Feb 3, 2016 in Features
Discerning the necessity for change

By Fr. Jake Greiner I have a good friend from college who loves change. She is continually changing her hairstyle, …Read More

Edge of 30: Friendships and photographs

Posted on Jan 21, 2016Jan 20, 2016 in Features
Edge of 30: Friendships and photographs

One of my greatest Christmas gifts this year came a little early. In mid-December, I received a Facebook message from …Read More

Finding the most important thing

Posted on Jan 14, 2016Jan 13, 2016 in Features
Finding the most important thing

By Kathy Berken A number of years ago I attended a weeklong centering prayer retreat in upstate New York. I …Read More

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