Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
Merry Christmas! We continue to celebrate Christmas in the Catholic Church until this Sunday, Jan. 12 when we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord. We end the season of Christmas remembering the beginning of...
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
The day following Thanksgiving has come to be known as “Black Friday.” It is hard to imagine the adjectives used to describe the day after Christmas. “Return Day” just cannot do justice to the huge pile of...
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Christmas Forgotten Twas the night before Christmas and all thru the world, Not a person was worried, not a boy or a girl. Every plan had been made to celebrate well. Nothing left to chance, as...
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Editor’s note: “Matters of faith” is a column that provides local religious leaders a place to write about how their respective faiths provide hope, courage and strength in these modern times. I have referred to Thanksgiving as...
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
There is a concern I have regarding a growing trend in our nation today that will affect many, if not most, of the workers in our country. It has to do with the increasing number of jobs...
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013
I have felt the need to write about the social views and actions of our day with the biblical perspective on those issues. There are many things going on in our nation’s capitol, in the nation as a...
Thursday, May 19th, 2005
How often have you read passages from the Bible then asked, “What does that mean?” Many times as a pastor I asked that very question without getting any answer. My fellow clergy were of little or no...
Thursday, May 12th, 2005
Last week saw the National Day of Prayer. It is a time that has been set aside in our nation to remind us that we need to pray for our nation and our leaders. It is not...
Thursday, May 5th, 2005
There is an everincreasing clash over what people believe about the origin of the earth. Evolutionists see the earth, and in order to avoid believing in an unseen God as the creator, they choose to believe a...
Thursday, April 28th, 2005
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. This is the fifth line of the Apostles’ Creed. This event, which happened 40 days after His resurrection, is celebrated by...