How Is Your Lent Going So Far?
How Is Your Lent Going So Far?We are now somewhere in the middle of the journey. The ashes of Ash Wednesday have long been washed from our foreheads. The enthusiasm of the first days may have faded. And perhaps the question quietly arises:How is your Lent going so far?Lent is not a spiritual performance. It is not about proving our strength to God. It is a sacred season of returning — returning to the heart of the Father, returning to
Fr. Dale’s Reflection #3
These days have been hard for me. Being alone in my condo takes me back 15 years when I was in complete isolation from family, friends, and the church I loved so deeply. It felt like a punishment back then. And, in some ways, it feels like a punishment now. It almost seems like our whole society has been given a great big time out. Our current situation makes me miss our community, our worship, and our precious
Fr. Dale’s Reflection #2
One of the songs we are going to sing this weekend on our Live Stream is “We Believe” by the Newsboys. The song begins with these words: "In this time of desperation, When all we know is doubt and fear, There is only one foundation, We believe, we believe In this broken generation When all is dark, you help us see There is only one salvation We believe, we believe." I am sure a lot of us feel those
Fr. Dale’s Reflection #1
We are in uncomfortable times. I think it is especially hard on us because we treat comfort as a god. Everything about our society speaks of being comfortable and not experiencing pain or discomfort. We do not like anything that makes us feel like we are not in control. Inconvenience is something we "avoid like the plague." And yet, here we are today, in 2020, with our modern medicine and technology, incredibly inconvenienced, very uncomfortable, and feeling fearful