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FAITH IN FOCUS
For some 20 years, I have been pleased to share reflections with you each week in our bulletin. I’ve become convinced recently that it would be good for you to receive some other perspectives on things as well. While I will continue to write from time to time, I will also present some other thoughts. Whether responses to frequently asked questions or brief meditations on our relationship with the Lord, I hope that you will be enriched by these more varied faith notes. ~ Bishop Christian
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The Divine Confidante
Mini Reflection: It’s always helpful to get the opinion of someone we trust when we’re facing a situation that confuses or alarms us....
Mar 7
Discover True Greatness
One of the most fascinating moments in American history is when George Washington could have become the king of the newly liberated...
Feb 27
The Log in Your Eye
Mini Reflection: If we see a splinter in another person’s eye, or a problem in the world that needs to be fixed, what Jesus is saying is...
Feb 19
The Perfect Inheritance
One of my favorite new singers/songwriters is Noah Kahan. I’m a little biased because, like me, he is originally from Vermont. In a fine...
Feb 13
In the End Does It Matter?
Mini Reflection: Jesus was radical in his teaching that the “stuff” in life wasn’t all that important. It was radical for him to say...
Feb 7
The Catch
Mini Reflection : What does it mean to lower your net? It means to listen to God, even when you don’t understand Him. It means to keep...
Jan 29
The Thoughts of Many Hearts
Mini Reflection: The oldest trick of the devil is to distract us from thinking about our hearts. It’s not hard for him to do — there are...
Jan 22
God's Promises
A young couple in my parish told me they were expecting their second child, a baby boy. I knew that their five-year old only child Emma...
Jan 15
Keeping the Good Wine
A friend invited me to an invitation-only wine-tasting event. There were over two hundred varieties of wine. Having no idea how to...
Jan 9
The Baptism of the Lord
In my second year of theology studies, I went to confession to a priest visiting the seminary for a three-day retreat. My heart wasn’t in...
Dec 31, 2024
Epiphany of the Lord
Have you ever wondered why the magi had gold, frankincense, and myrrh? Matthew’s Gospel tells us, “Then they opened their treasures and...
Dec 27, 2024
Feast of the Holy Family
Jesus’ Grandparents Question: July 26 is the feast of Joachim and Anna. Who are they and what do we know about them? Answer: Joachim and...
Dec 19, 2024
The Hidden Truth
If you have ever been visibly pregnant, chances are that someone, somewhere, whom you do not know, has reached out to touch your stomach....
Dec 12, 2024
Prepare for Your Coming
On a bright Spring morning, a passerby once saw St. Francis of Assisi hoeing a row of beans and asked him, “What would you be doing right...
Dec 4, 2024
Come Lord Jesus, Come
In the year 1995, in the seventeenth year of my life, when Fife Symington was governor of Arizona, Bill Clinton was president of the...
Nov 29, 2024
Your Redemption is Drawing Near
When I was a young priest, about one year after ordination, I was called to the hospital to anoint a dying mother of three young...
Nov 20, 2024
Citizens of Another Country
I read an article, years ago, about an American filmmaker who decided to step away from a wildly successful film franchise that had been...
Nov 13, 2024
The End of the World
RECOCOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS By Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman “It’s not the end of the world.” If I had a brick for every time my...
Nov 8, 2024
Giving From Abundance
By Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman If you’re like me, and you’re far, far below the “having buildings named after you” tax bracket, you might...
Oct 24, 2024
Cry Out And See!
Gospel Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Near my house there is a school for the blind. Often, I see blind people learning how to...
Oct 18, 2024
Give Of Yourself
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS By Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman Made to Serve I thought it often in my...
Oct 11, 2024
"We Are Made Loveless In Our Possessions" - Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOU ORDINARY MOMENTS By Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman Possessions When I was a kid, before...
Oct 3, 2024
Trust In The Lord
Gospel Meditation - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time As a young pastor years ago, I met with a middle-aged couple who had been divorced and...
Sep 28, 2024
Repent And Be Free
Gospel Meditation - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Maggots, grubs, worms. When I imagine one or many of these nasty slimy buggers living...
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