This year Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent, began on February 17 just three days after Valentine’s Day. I make mention of this because we think of Valentine’s Day as a day of love. Think back to grade school and those cheesy valentine’s cards we handed out to our classmates or …
I cannot believe it has been six years since this happened.
St. Pius V Catholic Church will host a Friday night fish fry on Feb. 26.
When the Apostle Paul preached in Philippi, he was accused of “advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” When he preached in Thessalonica the charge was that Paul was “defying Caesar’s decrees” by “saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”
Welcome to 2021! This year is an especially good time to look ahead with fresh hope and new possibilities for the future. One lesson I think we can all learn from 2020 is the truth of this statement from the Apostle James: “Some of you say, ‘Today or tomorrow will go to some city. We will s…
After decades of time overseeing a congregation in Marshall, Pastor Keith Schreiner has joined St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church & School.
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Here is a powerful story of a God-centered response to government control and fear.
December is upon us and so is winter. I absolutely love winter! I love the snow, the cold weather, and the warmth of our homes and churches on a typical winter day.
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In the last nine months, there has been an unprecedented usage of the word “unprecedented.” Not without reason, of course, as we are in the throes of a continuing pandemic and new records of lives lost to this invisible killer are being set almost daily. While the coronavirus is indeed “no…
I know it’s a little early to talk about Christmas. But if certain stores can display Christmas trees while the trees outside are still turning colors, I guess I feel okay sharing a few November thoughts about Christmas.
The Cannon Valley Senior Center and St. Pius Catholic Church are seeking volunteers for their Community Thanksgiving take-out dinner.
We are coming up on three very different and distinct holidays…Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Advent/Christmas.
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Take a minute, and think of the Beatitudes. “Blessed are the poor, blessed are the hungry, blessed are the peacemakers…” That all sounds good. We love those ideas. Plenty of non-Christians think those are good ideas, too.
My mother recently died after living with the debilitating effects of a stroke for over 10 years. The following essay was written to thank the members of Riverside United Methodist Church in Park Rapids, MN for their support.
This story was published in the September 24 edition of the Cannon Falls Beacon.
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BY Samara Perez, CONTRIBUTOR
I wanted to point in the direction of saying I support prayer not protests. Prayer is what I do as a Christian, and how I practice my spirituality.
