For many people, the Catholic faith and jazz music don’t go together well, and in many instances, they don’t.
However, the music and the personalities are just as flawed and human as we all are (and some songs and musicians are actually very full of beauty and goodness).
Tag: faith
Appreciating our faith experiences
If the risen Lord remained on Earth for 40 days after Easter before ascending to Heaven, where was He the rest of the time and what was He doing when He was not appearing to His followers?
How to do Advent well
Advent provides us with a beautiful and unique opportunity to deepen our faith and renew our lives for Christ. As we continue the mission to Go Make Disciples, we must take advantage of the call to grow in our life of discipleship. This year, let’s make a commitment to embrace the Christmas season and do Advent well.
Bead by bead, ‘grace upon grace’
For different reasons, I treasure each Rosary, but each represents for me a different stage of growing in my faith.
Resolutions for 2023
The beginning of a new year invites us to ponder the brevity of life, the gifts of time and opportunity we enjoy, the need for improvement in aspects of our character and behavior, and the importance of prioritizing the right things.
Prayer and faith can help us to reduce stress
There is much stress today. Many married persons are stressed as they try to juggle their challenging role of mom or dad with other responsibilities.
May Memorial Day inspire us to work for peace
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. For some, Memorial Day means the beginning of summer. For others, it is a day off to go shopping.
‘Our Faith Stories’ in Stoughton
St. Ann Parish in Stoughton will present another “Our Faith Stories” on Sunday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Healy Hall at the church, 323 N. Van Buren St.
Be strong, keep going
Every time I pray the Stations of the Cross, I linger at the seventh one, “Jesus Falls the Second Time.” Not one of the more dramatic moments on the cruel path up to Calvary, this second fall, nevertheless, is a crucial point in the unfolding of salvation history.
Preparing our hearts for Jesus
For children as well as adults, it’s these little acts of self-sacrifice, of striving toward virtue, that help prepare our hearts during Advent.