This past Wednesday marked my one-year anniversary of working for St. John the Evangelist Parish. And what a year that it’s been. It hasn’t just gone by quickly because of how busy it’s been, but because it’s been a full year, a year filled with self-discovery, spiritual growth, and love. Please indulge me today in … Continued
Go! Go! Go! JOSEPH! Throughout the Bible there is hardly any character as rich and inspiring as Joseph. I don’t mean Joseph of the Holy Family; yes, the foster father of Jesus is very inspiring. But for this article, I’m thinking of the Old Testament man that Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth was probably named … Continued
Confirmation Two weeks from today, October 20, Bishop Boyea will celebrate our annual Jackson Region Confirmation Mass at Our Lady of Fatima. Included in this Mass are candidates from all of the Jackson area parishes and this year we anticipate more than 100 young people, 17 of them from St. John the Evangelist, will receive … Continued
This weekend is the kick-off weekend for our diocese’s “Stewardship for Saints and Scholars” campaign. As Bishop Boyea explained in the campaign video shown this weekend far better than I could ever, I won’t even attempt to do so in this article. But if you missed it before Mass, I highly encourage you to take … Continued
“Whatever you ask, I will give you.” No, that was not the voice of a genie emerging from a magic lamp; it was the voice of God speaking to King Solomon. Early in his reign, Solomon had gone to the high place at Gibeon where he offered sacrifice in the LORD’s presence on the bronze … Continued