Must I receive both the body and the blood of Christ to receive him fully? In recent years there has been a renewed interest and practice of receiving the Eucharist under both forms or species, bread and wine. But this is not necessary to receive the eucharistic presence of Christ. The Council of Trent...
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  Friends at work say they don’t need religion because they are good people. How should I respond? Good is the politically correct thing for people to say about themselves. But what does “good” mean? To measure goodness, you need some criteria and it usually comes down to a general sense of keeping the...
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If you have not looked in the freezer lately, look at this photograph taken recently. The freezer has been for the last couple of years in this condition.
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Top 10 Reasons to Come Back No matter how long you have been away from the Catholic Church, you can always come home. You can start going to Mass again (find a parish) and become a part of a parish community that is ready to welcome you with open arms. God is inviting you...
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How do we know when we receive the Holy Spirit? My brothers and I discovered something as we got older.  There’s a little bit of dad in us. Each time we catch ourselves using one of his gestures, expressions, or comments about a meal, we say, “I’m getting more like Dad!” Many laughs and...
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Are there right and wrong ways to pray? Think of all the ways that people communicate with one another: Post-its, cell phones, fax machines, letters, e-mail, voice mail, movies, videos and of course, the old reliable telephone. All are ways in which we enhance the most basic form of communication-talking. At times, some are...
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Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21:10-14,22-23;  John 14:23-29 Since the beginnings of the Church there has always been a need to resolve conflicts and to clarify Church teachings.  This has often been the case when the Church finds itself at odds with the secular laws and popular secular attitudes.  We read of this reality in...
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Thank you, thank you! Nativity parish had a grand total of 75 salads donated to our 2010 Spring Salad Buffet, held on May 5th 2010. Our Nativity parishioners are the best!   It is because of the continued support from our generous parish faith family that we were able to serve  over 200 people at...
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****For more enjoyable experience, please allow the video to run through and then play again to watch. What is the backdrop to the feast of Mary’s Visitation to Elizabeth, which we celebrate on May 31? The narrative of the Visitation of Elizabeth by Mary, her cousin, is recounted only in Luke 1:39-56. The Visitation...
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“They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings; they will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.” Isaiah 41:31 These words from Scripture must have a special place in the hearts of many of those training for the Fargo Marathon. For those...
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