Hamas Terror Attacks in Israel a Reminder to Confront Religious Hat As we are all aware by now, Israel has entered a state of war following the horrific terror attacks in Gaza. Hamas, a terrorist group controlling Gaza, launched a coordinated attack against Jewish people, leaving over 1000 dead, among them many women and children …
Faith Formation: A Team Effort from Womb to Tomb One of the things that I’ve always tried to emphasize in my ministry as a priest is that all of us are “works in progress.” What this means is that we are striving to grow every day in holiness; saints are something we strive to become. …
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The Great Saint Joe’s Get Together As a lifelong Minnesotan, one of the things that I do every year without thinking about it is to go to the State Fair. It was a part of my childhood, and I continued it through adulthood, sometimes even going alone. There’s the sights and the food, there’s the …
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October Celebrates the Month of the Rosary It seems hard to believe that we are already at October 1st this weekend! Despite being a great month for fall colors, sporting events and of course our Harvest Festival next weekend, October is also known as the Month of the Rosary. The history of October having a …
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Envy: A Big Obstacle to Loving our Neighbor Have you ever daydreamed about winning the lottery? Or perhaps having superpowers as a child? Maybe you’ve thought of having a classic car or some possession, or watched “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in the 80s.” I know I’ve certainly had daydreams about such things, or …
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Hats off to our Teachers A couple of weeks ago, we welcomed back our teachers the week before school began. The day began with a Mass, and I used a story from a collection of teachers’ stories. The story was told from Adela Anne Bradlee, called “You Elevated My Spirit,” and was about her first …
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Faith Formation is a Vital from Womb to Tomb As you are aware, recently Mrs. Kayla Rooney who had been our Director of Lifelong Faith Formation started a new position at Saint John the Baptist of Savage. The position remains open, but we’ll be having an interview coming up with a committee on Saturday, September …
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Why Our Work Matters As a child, one of my favorite authors and poets was Shel Silverstein, and one of his little poems I remember was called “Hurk” which goes like this: I’d rather play tennis than go to the dentist. I’d rather play soccer than go to the doctor. I’d rather play Hurk than …
The Church Endures through Us Being Many Parts of One Body In this week’s Gospel, Peter has a profession of faith declaring that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus then says to Peter that he is the rock upon which the Church will be built. As Catholics, we have always taken this to be indicative of …
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Change: An Important Part of our Spiritual Growth By now you’ve probably heard me mention my love for photography in my homilies, in particular bird photography. So when I came across this story in the Christian magazine “Guideposts,” it struck me as something good to share. *** Written by Elena Tafone, it tells the story …
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