Another Book Choice in Lent

The next session of Spirituality Alive begins in Lent. The featured book used by most of the groups is The Grace of Yes which was featured on the back of our bulletin today. There will also be copies of this book available after Mass the weekend of February 14-15 for $10 for anyone else who would also like to read it.

In addition, some folks are reading Renewed. f this book, Cardinal Sean O'Maley, O.F.M. Cap. says (in the foreword):

In this clarion call to renewal, Father Robert Redd challenges all of us -- laity, religious, deacons, priests, and bishops -- to start by looking within and making an honest assessment of our gifts and the ways we can better put them to use to revitalize the Church.

Father Reed rightly highlights one of the greatest resources available to us: the example and intercession of the saints. Rather than simply selecting a single saint to imitate, he instead proposes pairs of saints who at first glance seem like unlikely companions., like Augustine and Joan of Arc or Anthanasius and Mother Teresa. By juxtaposing two saints he finds new perspectives.... Like Catholics today, these saints lived in times of crises, but through God's grace and their creative energy, they found a way forward. With their help, we can too!

If you are interested in a copy of Renewed, please contact Sr. Jean Marie at (402) 593-9214 or jfaltus754@cox.net

Our FOCUS Missionaries Share Their Knowledge

Three of our parishioners are FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) missionaries. Rob Cargill (left) is in his second year at at the University of Illinois, Shannon Zurcher (center) is in her fourth year with FOCUS and leading the team at UConn and Andy Dejka (right) is in his second year at Northwestern University.

Our FOCUS missionaries were kind enough to share their thoughts on Evangelization in our bulletin letter this weekend.

All of the FOCUS missionaries are supported entirely by donations. To learn more about them or for a link to send a gift, see our parish website. 

Parish Reconciliation Service

"The New Evangelization

begins in the Confessional"

Pope Benedict XVI

Tonight we will have Reconciliation starting at 5 p.m. like usual. It will continue during the 6:15 Mass as if has been in Lent. Our Parish Reconciliation Service will begin at 7 p.m. led by Fr. Larry Gillick, SJ. Then we will have more confessors available.