On the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the gospel invites us to look at our belief in miracles.  When it comes to miracles, it seems to me that there are three prevailing outlooks. The first one is that miracles take place every day. People who have this outlook believe in the marvelous power of prayer. […]

In the Western Church, the Third Sunday of Advent is sometimes called by its Latin name, Gaudete Sunday.  Gaudete means “to be joyful” and “to rejoice.” On Gaudete Sunday, our rejoicing is most often symbolized by lighting a rose-colored candle on the Advent wreath.  The color rose is made when the color white is added […]

Almighty God, you have blessed us with over a century of ministry, bringing the Good News to families, friends, and the West Side community of St. Paul. We give you thanks that through our worship, our outreach, and our friendship we have brought your presence and your love to St. Paul neighborhoods. We celebrate that we have walked […]

Information Technology (IT) is in use all around us. People gather, process, transfer, manage, organize, retrieve, store, and display information electronically. Every minute of the day and night IT is being developed and used to handle information—from what is taking place thousands of miles away to what is happening in our own lives here and […]

Everyone has them—Adults of all ages, teens, children, infants, males and females. Single people, married people, divorced people, and people who have lost a spouse. Healthy people, sick people, poor people, middle class people, and rich people have them. Good people, indifferent people, and evil people have them. If we are alive, we all have […]