Catholic Relief Services recently announced the selection of Margaret Bitz as a CRS Fair Trade Ambassador. Margaret’s commitment to justice and especially her enthusiasm for Fair Trade products are well-known to Nativity parishioners, so this recognition of her knowledge, skills and dedication comes as no surprise to us. She will join approximately twenty participants...
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(Video and discussion) Why are priests transferred from one parish to another? How is that decided? Priests joke a lot about how transfers are decided. Answers range from “a huge dartboard in the chancery” to “pick a number and win a parish!” But managing personnel, especially now when numbers shift and the average age...
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Readings for Pentecost Sunday “Veni, Sancte Spiritus” In the beginning the Spirit of God hovered over the dark void of nothingness And God said,   “Let there be. . .” and from that time onward, the Spirit of God hovered over all of creation. God created the man and the woman out of the dust. ...
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Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14;  John 8:1-11 The scribes and Pharisees were trying to find some charge with which to discredit Jesus;  and here they thought they had put him in the perfect dilemma.  Whenever a difficult legal question arose, the natural thing was to take it to a Rabbi for a decision.  So the...
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Why do we confess to priests? Can’t we just confess to God? Let’s just suppose for a moment that I, as an underpaid writer, decided that I needed some fast cash and so I rob a store! Whom would I owe an apology to? Certainly I would apologize to the store’s owner, as well...
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I know the feast of St. Joseph is coming soon. Is there any connection to Lent? On March 19, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. This solemnity during the Lenten season provides us with another model for living out the Lenten discipline of turning our...
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LIVE WEB CONFERENCE WITH THE HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF JAPAN FEATURING SURVIVORS OF THE HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI ATOMIC BOMBINGS. Paddy McLaughlin, President of the North Dakota Peace Coalition, has shared the following information about an exciting event taking place within the boundaries of our parish: The North Dakota Peace Coalition is sponsoring In the Spirit...
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CANCER SUPPORT:  Nativity Church of Fargo has an Active Cancer Support Group which welcomes persons of all faiths.  Receiving a diagnosis of a life threatening disease frequently forces you to take a reflective look at your life.  Getting cancer is a lonely event.  You think no one can help; you think you are in...
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( Video and Discussion) What is the history and significance of prayer postures? There is a lot of talk these days about body language and how we communicate feelings, thoughts and moods by the way we position our body. Spiritual practices have intentionally used various postures and gestures in prayer. Our physical position and...
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Joshua 5:9-12;  2 Corinthians 5:17-21;  Luke 15:1-3,11-32 We are halfway through the 40 days of Lent and today we pause to celebrate.  The Church calls today Laetare, “Let us rejoice.”  And for what do we rejoice?  Why do we break our solemn fast of forty days to celebrate?  The answer to this is found...
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