Bobbie Neuens

Seeing as God Sees, What Great Things We Can Do Together One of the themes that captures the imagination in films and literature is how the hero seemingly starts with next to nothing, but then does incredible things; from Frodo in “Lord of the Rings” to Luke Skywalker coming off the farm in “Star Wars,”

Vets, Faith Teach us the Importance of Sacrifice for the Greater Good Over the years I’ve been privileged to know a number of veterans, and I’m so thankful for all they have done to preserve the freedoms we enjoy as Americans and in defense of liberty. And one of the things that has struck me

A Catholic Approach to Death One of my favorite classes in seminary was a course called “eschatology.” That is a fancy Catholic word that describes the afterlife, and what we experience when we die. Death, understandably, is something we don’t like to think about as humans. The elderly are sometimes placed on assisted living homes,

One of the favorite books I read once a year or so at our School Masses is “It Will Be Okay: Trusting God Through Fear and Change.” The book tells the story of a seed who likes being a seed safely in the farmer’s shed in a box. One day though the farmer takes him

Working With God and One Another, We Will Win the Battle   Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long

October Celebrates the Month of the Rosary Each October, our Church has a special focus on the Rosary as October, along with May, are months honoring Mary. The history of October having a special focus on the rosary goes back to 1571, and the day that became known as the feast of Our Lady of

Fellowship and Fun As I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, have you ever noticed how technology has made us a bit impersonal with one another? It certainly has its benefits in that we can order things quickly, get information fast, and communicate with others in new ways. But it’s also made the quality

The Importance of Fellowship A couple of weeks ago I decided to have lunch in the school cafeteria, which is always fun. In my case it was actually breakfast, as I typically eat later at some point after the 8:30 am Mass. The earliest lunch is actually at 10:30 for the youngest grades, so I

Using the Gifts God Gives Us By all accounts, Joseph Merrick, the subject of the film “ The Elephant Man,” would have a lot of reasons to despair. Born with terrible deformities due to Proteus syndrome, which caused numerous skin deformities and abnormal bone growth in his body, he was harassed constantly by local children