January 2023 archive of From the Desk of Fr. Mike
Parish Synod Evangelization Teams
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/30/23
Last week the Archbishop kicked off the first year of the implementation of the Parish Synod Evangelization teams. It began with the gathering of the many “apostles” from each parish of the Archdiocese. Each pastor throughout the Archdiocese has been called on to name up to 12 people who ... Read More »
Faithful Encourage to Participate Fully in Liturgy
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/23/23
The Second Vatican Council’s constitution on the Divine Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium; was approved by the assembled bishops in a vote of 2,147 to 4 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on December 4, 1963. The document calls for the full and active participation of all the faithful. It called ... Read More »
Life is an Adventure
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/16/23
Life is such an adventure, even when it becomes limited and mysterious. The adventure rests in trying to figure out how to get on with a somewhat “normal” routine when each day new limits and frustrations arise. I have nothing new to report at this time, though by the ... Read More »
Fr. Mike Health Update
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/09/23
I wish I could tell you clearly what is happening to me, health-wise. I saw a neurosurgeon who after listening to my concerns and studying the MRI of my spine told me that my symptoms didn’t match my MRI findings. He first told me that my spine looks like ... Read More »