Bishop Degrood's Column Emmanuel: God IS with us! The gift of wisdom leads to charity Ask the master to send laborers for his harvest Respect life and reject death month Choose virtue and reject vice to live charitably Step into the gap and reveal the truth Don’t let ‘we believe’ become ‘I believe’ Discovering the beauty of God God wills us to share in his goodness Our desire for truth finds its fulfillment in God Cardinal virtues help us choose the good Marriage Matters How to navigate the Advent season as a couple Give your spouse space for their own faith journey Childless doesn’t mean fruitless A double rainbow signals a double blessing Virtuous friendships support healthy marriages Can there be healing from pornography in marriage? Does pornography have a place in marriage? Does pornography use affect your future marriage? Easy ways to offer sacrifices as a family during Lent Using time well allows God’s gifts to flourish Family Prayer Teaching children the virtue of temperance Teach your children the virtue of justice Model virtue to your children Loving our family through gifts and acts of service Redeeming our time with our family Speak words of affirmation to your children How to love our children as God loves them How then shall we live? Honor your faith journey with your children Keeping the faith leads to revering the Lord Catholic Dating 101 Overcoming the past to move forward in dating Navigating Catholic dating in a modern world Give space for God to create something beautiful God made man and woman as a gift to each other Characteristics of a good and holy future spouse Dating years are the perfect time to learn to forgive Healing comes in encounter with Jesus Who should pay on a first date? As a Catholic, should I avoid dating non-Catholics? Does the Church have an answer? Mass helps us become more Catholic Christianity introduced the world to human dignity The New Atheists attempt to explain why we believe Are we getting freedom wrong? Which religion does The New Atheism refute? What is ‘The New Atheism’? Have we lost our sense of sin? What is the purpose of human sexuality? I don’t just have a body, I am a body What is the meaning of human sexuality? Vocations Q&A with Father Tyler Mattson Q&A with Father Tyler Mattson Q&A with Father Jim Friedrich Q&A with Father Gregory Frankman Q&A with Father Jerome Holtzman Getting to know Father Jim Bream Diocesan priests celebrate anniversaries Q&A with Father Terry Anderson Q&A with Father Rodney Farke A priest in the world but not of the world Guest Column We encounter God in the space of history Limbo: What are we to believe? The duty to vote “NO” on Amendment G Experiencing God in a sea of faithful Catholics Catholic schools’ mission is evangelization and education Christian fatherhood is the door to a beautiful life A good Catholic horse Let Easter blessings flow Priest shares the beautiful fasting practices of African churches A glimpse into God’s heart Local events and extras Diocese welcomes five seminarians Unplanned grandparenthood Amendment G: The devil in the details Popular annual events support local mission of the Church God is not served well in mediocrity We journey together during the Synod on Synodality St. Wenceslaus Parish receives donation at the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association quadrennial convention Bishop Hoch Scholarships help make private college attainable Lenten Retreat Celebrate Advent at Mount Marty’s free annual Vespers Concert Anniversaries Anniversaries – January 2025 Anniversaries – December 2024 Anniversaries – November 2024 Anniversaries – October 2024 Anniversaries – September 2024 Anniversaries – August 2024 Anniversaries – July 2024 Anniversaries – June 2024 Anniversaries – May 2024 Anniversaries – April 2024
