The Social Concerns Committee has placed the annual Advent Tree in the church lobby. The cards on the tree include information about the charitable organizations and the items that are needed. You can select a card from the tree, purchase the items listed and return them to the church (along...
Here is a segment of an article written by Becky Roach that I posted on our Facebook page. It is about our attendance at Mass and for better or worse, how it influences our children. I am not trying to heap the ole Catholic guilt on anyone, besides, if you...
It seemed that the good feelings, mirth and joy of the Cubs finally winning the world series would replace the negativity and chippy attitude of our country and make us feel good about things, at least for a few days. For Central Iowa, the good times lasted only a couple...
This coming week we will be celebrating All Saints Day at the Vigil Mass Monday, October 31st at 7:00 pm and at 9:00 am on the Holy Day itself, November 1st. All Saints Day is a feast which commemorates the officially recognized saints of the Church, but also honors the millions of...
Today’s Gospel sums up what it means to be pro-life in a Christian sense. I think that once we understand the basic principle of what exactly it means to be pro-life, then we are able to apply it to every other life situation accurately and consistently. We are given two...
The “B Team”….have you heard of them? Really? You should have as they are the two-time defending Trivia Night Champions now. They sneaked by the Smarticles again!! 5 teams challenged for the title of St. Elizabeth Trivia Night champions, but only one team came out on top. Soup and treats...
This St. Vincent de Paul Society sponsored event was a success at Pete Crivaro Park on September 18th. We thank all who walked, volunteered or pledged. We had great food and beverages for our catered picnic as well as desserts. Wonderful live music was provided by Jim Wachuta! The day was blue sky, warm...
As a child how many times were you guilty of saying, “well nobody told me!” when indeed we had been told in one way or another. As we matured, perhaps we were guilty of saying something like, “well I didn’t know it was against the law” to which someone of...
In the early days of Christianity, what attracted most to this new variation of Judaism was not necessarily its profound and theological concepts or arguments. It was not the loudness of the early Christian voices, nor was it their ability to denigrate and dismiss other’s faith. What attracted most to...
Mother Teresa will be canonized this weekend in Rome, thousands of people are expected to gather in the plaza of the Vatican. In 1995, I was working at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston when it was announced that Mother Teresa will be visiting the hospital. The logistics for the hospital...