by Fr. Jim Chern
Along with courses in scripture, sacraments, church history, morality, we had a couple of classes in seminary that tried to help us learn how to act in pastoral situations - encounters whereas a priest we…
SUMMER APPEAL 2021 This week, Redhawk Catholic - Newman Catholic at MSU kicked off our first appeal since the pandemic hit (our last formal appeal was December 2019) Grateful to already two days since the…
“Do you not care” - the words kind of jump off the page when you read them. The apostles have that very raw outcry to Jesus in the midst of what is described as a…
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Twitter, when you log into the social-media site, there’s a listing titled “what’s happening” that is updated pretty frequently to tell you the main topics being discussed…
DAY 154: MESSIANIC CHECKPOINT: THE GOSPEL OF MARK Mark 1 & 2; Psalm 11 IMMEDIATELY Prior to this year, when asked which of the four Gospels was my personal favorite, I would have answered the…
Around 1949, when the Communist party came to power in China, one of the first ways they began their campaign of fear and oppression on the people was with an assault on the Catholic Christians. …
While it’s not a secret that in recent years and decades, there’s been a decline in the number of people practicing their Judeo-Christian faith - whether that’s in fewer people attending Church or synagogue -…
DAY 106 1 Samuel 9-10; Proverbs 6: 23-25 CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR When we last were in the book of Samuel a week ago, we heard that Israel had asked God for a King. …
DAY 99: John 1-3; Proverbs 5: 1-6 IN THE BEGINNING I’m curious to hear what everyone else’s experience is reading these first chapters of John after 98 days in the Old Testament. You’ve probably picked…
DAY 81: Joshua 1-4; Psalm 123 NEW ERA, NEW LEADER, SAME GOD Welcome to this the 5th “Period” in the Bible Time line that we’re travelling together - and God Bless you for your faithfulness…