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August 27, 2023: The Pope's Backpack
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 8/26/23
Later on in this Mass we will be blessing the backpacks for you students and educators, as you get ready for the new school year. I love backpacks. I often use one for my daily needs, and when I was up in the Boundary Waters a few weeks ... Read More »
August 20. 2023: A Model for Learning
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 8/18/23
I’ve got to tell you that I have always struggled with this gospel, because Jesus doesn’t come across very Christ-like. I have studied many commentaries on the text and writers have tried to spin the story into how Jesus was trying to teach the disciples a lesson. Or ... Read More »
August 13, 2023: Get out of your Boat
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 8/12/23
Ok I have an activity for us. I will teach you how to sound like rain. Rub hands together (wind) Pat thighs (light rain) Snap fingers (rain showers) Clap hands repeatedly (heavy rain) Stomp feet and clap hands (thunder) Clap hands repeatedly (heavy rain) Snap fingers (rain ... Read More »
August 6, 2023: Transfiguration
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 8/04/23
July 30, 2023: Spreading Kindness
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 7/27/23
In the gospel there is a net thrown searching to catch fish, a merchant searching for pearls, a person looking for treasure. I get it, I’ve searched for keys that I’ve lost many times and I’ve lost socks in the washing machine never to appear again. I’ve lost three pounds on a diet ... Read More »
July 23, 2023: What holds you back?
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 7/21/23
What is the one thing you would do if you were guaranteed absolute success? That is, you were assured it would work out well for you. What is that one thing?
OK, I need two volunteers. [I give them each the end of a long sheet]. ... Read More »
July 16, 2023: Priorities
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 7/14/23
OK, think a bit . . . what are your priorities? What, or who, is important to you? Now, hang onto that for a moment. I have a story for you:
A teacher at an elementary school asked her students to write an essay about what they ... Read More »
July 9, 2023: I will give you rest
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 6/30/23
Let me say this clearly . . . Life is hard. It just is. No matter your age, background, where you work, where you live. Life is hard.
[Joke] It’s like the story of a drunk man who smelled like beer and sat down on a ... Read More »
July 2, 2023: Freedom and the Cross
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 6/30/23