Jacob Faist’s Story I came into this with a strong faith in Jesus as our savior but looking back at it now was lacking direction in it and I believe that I have found that direction in the Catholic Church. I believe with all my heart the teachings of the Catholic church are not simply … Continued
My Story , Annie Hancock I knew who Jesus was from a young age. I didn’t grow up going to church regularly, however my parents did their best to introduce my siblings and me. I was home schooled until age 12 and I have few memories of my life prior to then. I didn’t have … Continued
Every year for the last dozen, Angel Koerkel and I have had the great honor of helping people through the Christian initiation process, OCIA (the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults). Our newest staff member, Evan Connors has joined us for this Easter. We have an amazing team of people who assist in so many … Continued
Dear People of God, We associate those words, Ecce Homo, as the words spoken by Pontius Pilate on Good Friday, when he presented the scourged and bloodied Savior crowned with thorns. The Latin words literally mean “Behold the Man!” Jesus was difficult to look at, “so marred was his look beyond human semblance” (Is 52:14). … Continued
When our daughter Allie was in her senior year at Lumen Christi, she had a part in the musical Godspell. Watching the performance night after night, the opening song still rings almost hauntingly (but jubilantly) in my mind:“Prepare ye the way of the Lord!” It is sung by the character of John the Baptist as … Continued