As election season nears, our country is reminded once again how unable we are to disagree peacefully with one another. I have been thinking about how this polarization manifests itself in the church while looking to scripture. The greatest hurdle the church has to overcome is its own members. We are all looking for the Read More
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Bridges
MY ENCOUNTER WITH A BRIDGE I recently visited my Great Aunt Ann, who is 90 years old. We were talking about church and family history. History is something we both love to study and talk about. In our conversation, I brought up the fact that she personally knew some people who were born and lived Read More
It’s Not About Me
“We study scripture to be reminded of who God is, so He can reveal Himself to us and we can know Him even more deeply” – Fr. Mike Schmitz Back when I was at the height of my mental health struggles, I started having thoughts about whether the bible actually impacted or even spoke to Read More