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Dear St. John Parish Family, As I’m writing this article, we are celebrating the Presentation of our Lord, also known as Candlemas. In some traditions, this would have been the official end to the Christmas season—a whole 40 days after our celebration of the Nativity of Jesus. So there’s no shame in keeping up your … Continued
Last weekend’s Gospel and homily combo has been one that has particularly stuck with me throughout this week, pondering the idea, as Fr. Brian talked about, of the “four o’clock moments of life.” And as is the case for so many things within our faith, this concept is a truly a “both/and.” The “four o’clock … Continued
Hello, St. John Parish Family! It’s been about three and a half months since I started working as St. John’s new parish secretary. I’ve enjoyed the brief encounters I’ve had with some of you, and I look forward to meeting even more people as I continue working at St. John and building community here in … Continued
Dear people of Jackson! I’d like to invite all of you to the SEEK2021 conference this coming February 4-7, Thursday-Sunday! Every year, my organization, FOCUS, puts on a huge national/international conference, with some of the biggest Catholic speakers and best Catholic artists, representatives from dozens of religious orders, many bishops, priests, and deacons, and thousands of lay people … Continued
SALVATION STORY LEADING TO SCRIPTURE For the last month or so in homilies and articles we have been revisiting the basic story of Salvation. All people have been created by a loving Father God who wants us with Him for eternity. Then we were captured by the enemy, with our own free will as an … Continued