Genesis 12: 1-4;  2 Timothy 1: 8-10;  Matthew 17: 1-9 Hopefully every one of you, at some time or other in your life, has had what I like to call a “mountaintop experience.”  This is an experience like Peter, James and John had when they saw our Lord transfigured before them.  It is one...
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Our friends at the Prairie Climate Stewardship Network have shared the following with us: During the season of Lent, we are called to metanoia – the changing of our minds and hearts to new ways of thinking and acting. Change involves taking an honest look at ourselves – the lives we live and the...
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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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The Catholics Coming Home group meets Mondays in the Nativity Youth Room beginning at 7:00pm  during Lent. The group, sponsored by the Catholic churches of Fargo and West Fargo, gives all who seek  a friendly, informal place to search out the answers. It doesn’t matter if you have been away for a long time,...
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(Video and discussion) Lent always seems to help me renew my relationship with God and strengthen my religious practice. Do you have any suggestions as to what I could do to achieve that the rest of the year? The obvious answer may seem to be to do whatever you do during Lent all year...
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When Catholics have been away from the Church, they sometimes are unsure of how to go about returning. They might have questions for which they seek answers. If they have been away a long time, they wonder how the Church of today is different from what they knew. Catholics who have questions about returning...
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This year, as  Nativity parish “Walks on as Disciples”, we continue to give back to others in need. The Nativity Youth, under the direction of Jordan Bucchorn, put together a great meal and a grad night for service. The youth served a delicious spaghetti dinner for over 250 people. Families also gathered to cut...
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