2023 archive of Blog
Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023: Entwined Together
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 2/17/23
[Holding a rope] For some of us, Lent is a time to untie some of those habits or faults, where we look at things that choke us or look at ways we’re strung out. For others, we look at how we’ve become unraveled and try to put ourselves ... Read More »
February 19, 2023: What to do with enemies
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 2/17/23
OK, it just a bit, I will need three kids to come up and help me with someone thing. So to get ready for that: in the gospel Jesus says, “You have heard it said that you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” Now, some ... Read More »
February 12, 2023: Boundaries
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 2/10/23
As you know I come from a large family, and for most of my growing up years, I “got to” share a bed with my next brother, Cliff. Well as we got older sleeping was more of a “shove and pull” event, for we always drew this ... Read More »
January 29, 2023: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/27/23
with Fr. Eb Schefers presiding
January 22, 2022: Refract Your Gifts
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/21/23
Do you know what a prism is? [Hold one up] It’s a piece of material, usually glass, cut into a shape with many angles. What’s cool is that when light hits a normal piece of glass, it goes right through it. But when light hits a prism ... Read More »
January 15, 2022: Three Choices
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/13/23
This past week I was on a retreat with my clergy of the Diocese. The retreat master told us the story of how as a kid, he and friend used to dig large holes and cover them up with sticks and leaves trap animals. Well, one day ... Read More »
January 8, 2023: Replace that Battery
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 1/06/23
This story has people arriving from the East. The bible was originally written in Greek. The word to describe them is magoi. This has been translated in modern times as “wise men” (too generic); “kings” (incorrect), “astrologers” (partially correct but confusing because of modern connotations). Best word ... Read More »