2021 archive of Blog
April 25, 2021: Clean It Up
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/24/21
I have a story that some of you have heard before. It happened some years ago, when a college student called me and said, “Let’s get together. I’ll buy you coffee.” Of course I agreed. It involved two of my favorite things . . . talking and ... Read More »
April 18, 2021: Be the Eucharist
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/17/21
Once a young boy said to his Father, “Dad, I got suspended from school today.” “What? Why?” asked the Dad. “Well I was just having a good time, as usual and the teacher comes up to me points a ruler at me and says ‘There’s an idiot at ... Read More »
April 11, 2021: From Fear to Hope
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/11/21
Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021: Everything is Holy Now
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/02/21
To view the homily with ASL (American Sign Language), CLICK HERE.
[Sing: Everything is Holy Now]
You might think that today we are concentrating on something that happened over 2,000 years ago . . . the resurrection of Jesus. That event is nice, it’s cute. But we’re ... Read More »
Good Friday, April 2, 2021: Mary Standing at the Cross
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/02/21
Sing: At the cross her station keeping, / Mary stood in sorrow weeping, / When her Son was crucified.
One of the powerful images that we are given from John’s Gospel is Jesus’ mother standing at the foot of the cross. She appears only twice in ... Read More »
Holy Thursday, April 1, 2021: The Lowest Part
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 4/01/21
I have some questions for you:
Do you need to win, or are you OK with losing if you are having fun?
Do you need to be on top of things or do you have a “Fear Of Missing Out?” (FOMO as it’s called)
Do you always ... Read More »
March 28, 2021: Emptying
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/27/21
This is a Chinese fable. Once upon a time, there was a great garden and it was attended to by the Master Gardener. The Master Gardener loved all the plants and trees in the garden, but he loved the large Bamboo tree the most. [Display a long ... Read More »
March 21, 2021: We Evolve as Jesus did
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/20/21
So what do you call a young woman who rejected Christianity, had an abortion, another child out of wedlock, spent time in jail, was considered a radical by some . . . but then had a conversion yet went on to become a chief advocate for the poor, ... Read More »
March 14, 2021: It's not fair
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/13/21
It has been a year since all the COVID lock-down started. Wow, most of us have felt that we are in a funk, or at least have a COVID fatigue, as I call it. It can even feel like darkness is all around us. That is, something ... Read More »
Confirmation March 7, 2021 with Bishop Donald Kettler
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 3/07/21