Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, I want to thank all those who helped with the Generations of Faith event last Wednesday. It was once again a great event and enjoyed by many!

This coming Monday, February 2, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. This is also called Candlemas day. This is the traditional day for blessing candles and making those candles available to parishioners....

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, I want to thank all who prayed for me while I was on pilgrimage to the Holy Land!

It was a wonderful experience! I look forward to sharing with you stories of my adventures this coming

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 during the Generations of Faith at the Church of St. Paul, Zumbrota. The event will take place from 6-8pm, with a meal beginning at 6pm. I hope to see you there!

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

I write to you at the end of wonderful yet busy day - much like all the days have been for the past week. 

Today I was able to make my first visit during this pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre. The Holy Sepulchre is the Church that has the very places where Jesus died on the Cross - that is Calvary - and the Tomb where Jesus was buried and rose from the dead! It was an incredi...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This weekend we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord Jesus. It is amazing to hear the Father’s voice calling upon us to listen to Jesus! What a wonderful and mysterious role St. John the Baptist had in the Baptism of our Lord. He certainly was blessed with many graces in his life that prepared him for his mission to go before our Lord. But, have you ever thought that we are blessed to...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

Happy New Year! As we enter a new year, it is a good time to reflect on the past year and to look with hope into the new year. The grace we have been given by Jesus Christ is our hope! But the grace given by Jesus Christ must also be our identity – so much so that we identify ourselves in personalmanner completely with Him. That is, what we do and do not do is intimately connected t...