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The Office of Stewardship for the Diocese of Rapid City
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Generous Hospitality to the “unseen”
Let’s be creative in our efforts to continue to show them that they are not forgotten.
the Theology of Weeds
As I was pulling up weeds, doing a little pruning and planting pots of annuals, I thought about all of the spiritual lessons I have learned over the years in the garden. Weeds have taught me a lot.
Marriage is an Icon of the Trinity
“The real ‘wedding gift’ is this: Your marriage is a reflection of the Holy Trinity, and with the grace of Christ, you are a living and credible icon of God and His love.”
Come Holy Spirit!
This Sunday is Pentecost, the great celebration of the Church when we “remember” the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles 50 days after Easter as they were huddled in the Upper Room. I think a close look at the prayers for Mass makes clear that we are “remembering” in the Biblical sense of the word.
“Tucked into God’s Will is the safest place to be.”
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you . . plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.”
Hospitality In a Time of Pandemic
“Hospitality is not just about opening our doors, but opening our very souls.”
Jesus Will Find Us
“And this is the will of the one who sent me,
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me”
~ Jesus
We are pilgrims, this is not our native land
This Sunday’s second reading from the first letter of Peter reminds us to “conduct ourselves with reverence during the time of sojourning. . . realizing that you have been ransomed . . . with the precious blood of Christ.” (1 Peter 1: 17-19)
He is Risen! He is Truly Risen! Alleluia!
He is Risen! He is Truly Risen! Alleluia! In the Resurrection, Jesus truly conquered death and sin. Death could not hold him.
A Prayer to Begin Holy Week
A Prayer to Begin Holy Week
“Lord Jesus, as we enter into Holy Week once again, I come before you to renew my love and gratitude, and to ask you to open my heart to all the special graces that this week contains. . . .
Lively Faith: Study in a time of Pandemic
Online learning opportunities are exploding! I would like to share the top three things I am trying to focus on between now and Easter.
Hearing God in the Silence
Into a time that has been named by one author* the Age of Noise, Mother Theresa spoke these words, “In the silence of the heart, God speaks.”
Living Dedicated Discipleship in Unprecedented Times
“God does not abandon us, he goes with us even now in this time of trial and testing. . .
Give us “living water” to drink
“Sir, give me this water so that I may not be thirsty”
~The Samaritan woman to Jesus at Jacob’s Well
This Lent, Go to Confession!
“O how I desire that souls be healed, freed of so much pain and suffering! I am able to consume all sin. It all disappears in the immense ocean of my mercy. “
Grateful and Blessed by RCIA
As we enter both into Lent and into these last weeks of winter, there can be a weariness in our spirits. We long for the signs of new life that come with the Spring and we long for the celebration of the Resurrection at Easter.
A story of the Mass as seen through the eyes of a 7-year old
Every Sunday Tommy’s family drove to a funny looking building, with a lowercase “t” on the roof. Tommy knew it was a “t” because Tommy had just finished first grade and he knew how to write and read all the letters
Being Intentional About Lent
Catholic stewards make intentional decisions about how to spend their time, their resources; in short, they are intentional about how to live life.
Looking for God’s Hand at Work
A friend once shared with me that growing up her mom used to say to her, “Say three Hail Mary’s before noon on Tuesday and something good will happen to you by Friday.”
Generous Hospitality to our next door neighbor
Recently, a friend shared a podcast with me on hospitality and it is just too good not to share with all of you. It captures so much of what we are trying to teach and live with our Stewardship pillar, Generous Hospitality.
Ordinary Time is Not Ordinary
When we move from Christmas or Easter back into Ordinary Time, the return of green vestments and green adornments on the altar always calls to mind the song my youngest son learned at Catechesis of the Good Shepherd about the liturgical calendar. In it, the kids sang, “green is for the growing time.”
Summit 2019 audio available
“Rescue. Set free. Liberate. Deliver. Save.
These are the words Scripture uses to describe why God became a man in Jesus.
Understanding the Presentation of the Gifts at Mass
The broad strokes of what happens at Mass can be traced in two basic movements . . the Father gives Himself through the Son in the Holy Spirit. . . He does so in order that the Church may do something with this gift; namely, offer it as its own back to the Father.
Happy New Year!
Not surprisingly, science confirms what we know as Christians to be true: gratitude is a virtue, a good habit, that if cultivated over time, makes us happier, healthier and, we might add, holier.
God is not “Safe”
Man was created for greatness—for God himself; he was created to be filled by God. But his heart is too small for the greatness to which it is destined. It must be stretched…
Allowing Jesus to Multiply the Loaves
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.”
“One will be taken, one will be left”
The daily life we live, apparently so ordinary, can be a path to sanctity
Living this Catholic Way of Life
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