Lent is a time set aside for reflection and during this time, purple represents our time spent in penance and sacrifice, preparing for the bright white of Christ’s victory over death. When we are baptized, we enter into a relationship with Christ and begin our journey to the cross. While Lent may be the time… Continue reading Purple to White
When we consider the word “family”, we immediately think of our own family, and many of us extend family to include relationships that develop through experiences; lifelong friends, teammates, roommates, soldiers, and so many other situations that bring people together. Family is defined as “a group of persons who come from the same ancestors” and… Continue reading Family
January is an interesting month. We celebrate the coming of a new year, filled with hope for the future and we reflect on the year we leave behind. We celebrate the Epiphany and the revealing of Christ to the three Wise Men or Magi who came from three very different parts of the world. It is in… Continue reading Wisdom
When most hear the word faith, we immediately think of belief in something greater, but depending on how faith is used, it can bring about so many strong feelings. We can have faith in a person or in how we act toward one another when we act in good faith, and according to one of the… Continue reading Faith
All is an interesting word and is used in so many ways. All can be an adjective, adverb, pronoun or noun and the pertinent Websters definitions are “the whole amount, quantity, or extent of” or “every member or individual component of” or “the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy”. All includes every one of us and… Continue reading All
Faith, Hope, and Remembrance 