Recently on a trip to his homeland, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, spoke before the German Bundestag in the historic Reichstag Building and told them that the world today is becoming more and more secularized, thus the world is losing an understanding of who God is. The pope reiterated the Church’s teaching that God is the source, the summit, and the font of life. We are, because of Him who is, was, and will always be...
Success! I want to acknowledge with deep and grateful thanks Kathi Bonner and Judy Pluta, our director of religious education and our youth minister, respectively, for last weekend's (October 1 & 2) wonderful Confirmation class retreat on Saturday and Sunday's Youth Ministry concert, both presented with nationally known youth minister and musician Steve Angrisano. As you may know, Steve was present at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, when two students entered the school and took the lives of 12 fellow students, wounding some 23 others. He speaks to teenagers and adults around the world on matters of faith. Aside from his national tour, Steve has been highlighted at some 7 World Youth Days sponsored by the Catholic Church. His message is powerful and he was very well received by our retreatants and youth ministry students...