1] Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23;  Colossians 3:1-5,9-11;  Luke 12:13-21 It was not uncommon for people in Palestine to take their unsettled disputes to respected Rabbis;  but Jesus refused to be mixed up in anyone’s disputes about money.  Instead, Jesus used this request as an opportunity to teach a lesson about the proper attitude his followers...
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Is faith something we have to just accept? Or is there some reason to it that makes it more logical? There are some people who have the mistaken notion that faith and reason are on the opposite ends of the spectrum. For them, faith is a blind allegiance to a set of beliefs arbitrarily...
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LONGING FOR THE HOLY What do Janis Joplin, Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, and St. Augustine have in common? It’s not what you think. Everyday Spirituality series is meant to explore different examples of passionate lifestyle and see them again through  the eyes of faith. This year’s Everyday Spirituality series will draw from the book, Longing For...
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North Dakota Peace Coalition President  Paddy McLaughlin has shared the following information with us: The North Dakota Peace Coalition joins with The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum of Japan in presenting a collection of photographs taken of Hiroshima before, during and after the US dropping of the First Atomic Bomb. This display coincides with the 65th...
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Genesis 18:20-32;  Colossians 2:12-14;  Luke 11:1-13 The disciples came to Jesus with the request, “Lord, teach us to pray.” In reply Jesus gave us some of the most familiar words to Christians, “The Lord’s Prayer.”  Luke’s version is worded differently than Matthew’s from which we derive the memorized prayer.  But the first lesson we...
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What are Church Fathers? Is this just another name for priests? The title of Church Fathers refers to a select group of theologians who lived in the first eight centuries. They were outstanding authorities on church doctrine and practice and had enormous influence. Their unanimous acceptance of certain doctrines as being divinely revealed was...
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Why do some dioceses move holy days, or not even celebrate them at all. Doesn’t everyone do the same thing? The short answer is no, not everyone does the same thing. Although the church is universal, there are many local customs and saints that each country, sometimes just a region, will honor. For example,...
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Deuteronomy 30: 10-14; Colossians 1: 15-20; Luke 10: 25-37 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself,” What does it mean to love God with our whole heart, soul, strength, and mind?  How...
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