Browsing the November 2024 archive of Father Stephen's Columns
St. Stephen, Proclaimer of the Word (12/1/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 11/29/24
St. Stephen, Proclaimer of the Word As I noted in last week’s column, St. Stephen was ordained as a deacon along with six others to provide for the widows of the early Church. His only prerequisite for ordination was fullness of the Holy Spirit and wisdom in order ... Read More »
St. Stephen, Minister of Good Works (11/24/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 11/19/24
St. Stephen, Minister of Good Works This is the second in a five-part series on the ministry of St. Stephen, our parish patron. Our parish patron St. Stephen is uniquely situated within salvation history as the first generation of disciples who were not apostles but chosen to ... Read More »
Heavenly Patronage (11/17/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 11/13/24
Heavenly Patronage This is the first in a five-part series on the ministry of St. Stephen, our parish patron. God’s providence guides all the events of human history, and so we can be certain that nothing occurs without his permission or desire (even the most seemingly random ... Read More »
Five Precepts #5 (11/10/24)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 11/07/24
Using God's Gifts Wisely One of the Lord Jesus’ most well-known parables is the Parable of the Talents (Mt. 25:14-30, Lk. 19:12-27), in which three servants are entrusted with various financial sums and asked to steward these resources wisely so they increase. We all know how the ... Read More »