February 2019 archive of From the Desk of Fr. Mike
Something New and Wonderful is in Store for Us
Posted by Anne Serwe on 2/18/19
If Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is in vain; you are still in ... Read More »
We are God's Instruments
Posted by Anne Serwe on 2/12/19
In both the first reading and the Gospel this week as people encountered the holiness of God they are brought to a stunning humility. Isaiah cries out: “Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips.” In the Gospel Peter falls to Jesus’ knees ... Read More »
The forecast is for Cold
Posted by Anne Serwe on 2/04/19
As I write this the weather forecasters are announcing that record cold is coming. The last time it was this cold was in 1994 they say. I suspect by tomorrow morning we will be witnesses to boiling water being thrown into the cold air and immediately becoming snow. It ... Read More »