Posted by Samantha Laveau
There is a bit of a mystery when it comes to suffering especially in light of a good and all loving God. The question is often asked, "if god does love us so much why does he allow us to suffer?" I would suggest that though the question is ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
Every year at this time I pretty much say the same thing; other than Christmas and Holy Week I have always viewed 1st Communion as the most important day for any given parish. With the centrality of what the Eucharist is to our faith (the Eucharist is key to ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
This the second Sunday of Easter is known as Divine Mercy Sunday. The readings are all about living in harmony and mercy and God's willingness to forgive us of our sins. In the Gospel we get the story of the institution of the sacrament of mercy; the sacrament of ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
Happy Easter!!! Easter is the most significant day of the year for Christians because it is this day that gives our life meaning. Were it not for the resurrection of Christ there would be no choice but to despair because this life is all we would have. It is ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
On the cusp of Holy Week I would love to write about the significance of these days we are about to enter into but recent events compel me to address another pressing issue. If you follow the local news you no doubt know that the Duluth School Board just ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
The most important part of the four Gospels are what we call "the passion narratives." As a matter of fact it would be accurate to say that all four Gospels are pretty much passion narratives with an introduction. Though his birth is obviously hugely significant; we are Christian not because ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
Just a word about the vestment the bishop will be wearing at Mass this morning; it may look familiar because it is the same vestment St. John Paul II is portrayed as wearing in our stained glass window. Our former bishop, Bp. Schnurr was the executive director of World ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
For those of you who were at the Ash Wednesday Masses here, and that was a lot of you since both Masses were pretty full, you may remember me encouraging you towards weekday Mass attendance for Lent. I encouraged that in a particular way at the 8:00 AM Mass ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
How is Lent going for you? Hard to believe that we start the third week of Lend this weekend, we are already getting close to the half way mark. Admittedly it has not seemed like Lent to me too much yet because we have cancelled several things due to ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau
Lent of course is the season for confession. When was the last time you went? Sometimes very faithful Catholics, even weekday Mass goers can do confession very infrequently. Here is an apt analogy; we all bathe, hopefully on a daily basis, we do this for obvious reasons, because if ... Read More »