What a great gift, to have our Vocation Director for our diocese spend the weekend with us. It is a great encouragement for us to pray and support vocations to the diocesan priesthood or wherever the Lord is calling our young people. Our area of the diocese has a few Read more
Thanks to Deacon Ray and Fr. Balraj, I had a break from writing a column. It was also very nice to have my classmate, Fr. John up from Kansas to spend a few days with. It was good to catch up and get out on the golf course, thankfully we Read more
Once I was leaving to another parish for the Sunday mass. During that time, I happened to see a lady who was affected by the disease of leprosy was working. She was trying to segregate whatever she has collected here and there on the road. One of our parishioners with Read more
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, Greetings and prayerful wishes to you all! With immense joy and a grateful heart, I thank God for the blessing of serving in this parish during my orientation, under the guidance and support of our loving pastor, Fr. John A. Potaczek. Allow me Read more
As you have had some time to welcome Fr. Balraj to our parish. I encourage you to reflect a moment on the fact that he traveled around the world to be with us, even if it is only for the month of August. I am sure if you asked him Read more
This past Sunday I went to La Crosse for the event called “Priests for Tomorrow”. It celebrates our seminarians and fundraises for their education. It is also an opportunity for the newly ordained to present on being a priest for a whole month! The seminarian’s families come and connect with Read more
In our first reading from Genesis God makes this statement to Abraham. God is referring to what is happening in the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah. Perhaps this is the author’s way to lead us into the passage where Abraham petitions God to save the innocent of these towns, because Read more
“In a cultural landscape where belief is often privatized or discarded, a new report offers a window into the unexpected and deeply personal paths by which modern adults in the UK are discovering faith in Jesus. The journey often begins in quiet desperation—a silent search for meaning, a personal crisis, Read more
As I mentioned last time, I will be taking some days this week to be away with my priest group. We have been getting away together for 22 years. How quickly those years have gone. It is a time to reflect, pray, recharge and have some great meals and conversations. Read more
The birthday of our nation should call to mind our history and sense of freedom. Yet freedom should be seen in the light of our faith as our ability to freely respond to God’s invitation in our lives. Freedom of religion is not always so well understood. Some wish to Read more