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Ash Wednesday February 17, 2021: Best Lent Yet
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 2/17/21
So what are you going to do for Lent this year? You could do the minimal, which is abstaining from meat today and all the Fridays of Lent (but then going to an “All You Can Eat Lobster Fest” seems contradictory). Or the minimal with fasting today ... Read More »
February 14, 2021: Who's force is with you?
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 2/13/21
Do you know of the “Ya, but” principle? It’s a principle that many of use in conversations. That is, when the other person is talking and we could be listening, we instead just wait for the other person to pause, so that we can say, “Ya, but” and ... Read More »
February 7, 2021: Jesus: A New Agenda
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 2/06/21
Reflection by Molly Weyrens, Pastoral Associate
January 31, 2021: Quiet Please
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/30/21
A few weeks ago, I was on retreat at a hermitage in lower Michigan. It was grand. But it was odd for there was no Wi-Fi, no phone connection, no meals provided, no town nearby. But there was . . . quiet. I loved it. Of course it ... Read More »
January 24, 2021: Bible Study
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/23/21
The Gospel is from Mark. Mark’s Gospel is considered the earliest of the gospels (written down about 65 or 70 AD). The passage today represents the very first words of Jesus, but the problem is with the translation.
So let’s dive into some Bible stuff. First of ... Read More »
January 17, 2021: Responding to God's Call
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/16/21
January 10, 2021: Be Blessed
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/08/21
Remember the days before COVID, when someone would sneeze [I pretend to sneeze] people would politely say, “Bless you.” Now if someone sneezes we yell, “Get away from me!”
What has been missing lately is BLESSINGS. I mean I’ve seen drivers call out God’s name, but I ... Read More »
January 3, 2021: Seeing a Star
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/02/21
December 27, 2020: Be Different
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 12/26/20
Reflection by Molly Weyrens, Pastoral Associate
Merry Christmas! I hope with our different Christmas celebrating this year I hope you are still finding time to enjoy the season. In a way hopefully it has allowed us more time to focus on the real meaning of the season as ... Read More »
December 25, 2020: Grant them rest
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 12/24/20
I have song for it. It’s in Latin. The translation is “Merciful Jesus, who takes away the sins of the world. Give them rest.”
Pie Jesu, Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona eis requiem.
Those are lines from the Requiem Mass, or Mass for the Dead, set ... Read More »