November 2016 archive of From the Desk of Fr. Mike
Have a Blessed Holiday
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/30/16
I hope you are having a Blessed holiday with your family and friends this weekend. I am so very thankful for the past year and 5 months in which I have had the privilege to be your pastor. You are a great bunch of people to be with!
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Mystery of the Divine
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/22/16
I used to take great comfort in the predictability of my mother and father. I pretty much know how they would react to any given situation. But there were times when they said or did the unpredictable and this always disturbed me even as an adult. It was an ... Read More »
Days to Ponder
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/15/16
It's getting harder to wake up in the morning as the sun doesn't rise until after 7:00 am. The natural conditions make it easier to become reflective on death and dying in my morning prayers. I think this same experience drives the Church into these early November festivals of ... Read More »
Who Will Serve the People?
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/01/16
I remember the days of the political machine which could produce great good for our society. There were problems with it, yes, it was an "old boy's club" that encouraged us to vote for the incumbent Representative or Senator because the longer they stayed in office the more Federal ... Read More »