Browsing the March 2025 archive of Father Stephen's Columns
Notes on Parish Membership (3/30/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 3/26/25
Notes on Parish Membership I’ve been getting some comments and questions about parish membership and its implications recently. Some folks are thinking about joining the parish, but are uncertain if they are able to do so. Others are asking if parish membership is necessary in order to ... Read More »
Some Housekeeping (3/23/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 3/19/25
Some Housekeeping
Breaking from my normal way of writing bulletin columns (formational vs. informational), this week we’ll do some housekeeping for the coming months.
Firstly, I hope you appreciate what an excellent charity the St. Bakhita House is in our local Milwaukee area! The wonderful work they ... Read More »
Jubilee Saint: Josephine Bakhita (3/16/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 3/12/25
Jubilee Saint: Josephine Bakhita
Continuing our look at saints who exemplified aspects about the biblical jubilee, we turn to St. Josephine Bakhita (~1869-1947). Born in the Darfur region of Sudan, the girl who would become St. Josephine Bakhita grew up happy and relatively prosperous until she was ... Read More »
Prayer: What It Is (3/9/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 3/04/25
Prayer: What It Is
A couple weeks ago we looked at what prayer is not, the misconceptions and myths we have about prayer. This week, we’ll examine prayer more directly through a few definitions that the Catechism of the Catholic Church gives us (paragraphs 2558-2565). The compilers ... Read More »