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Posted by Hillary Krahn on 2/15/21
Advent is the great and glorious time we are given every year to prepare for the coming celebration of the birth of the Christ Child. It is a time to reclaim the wonder and awe of the unconditional love of God that sent us His Son so we could ... Read More »
UNSURE FOOTING!
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 11/30/20
In all honesty, these last seven months have felt, to me, like I have been walking on ice. One step not carefully placed and I am going to wipe out. Needless to say, the unsure footing has made it extremely challenging to walk the journey of faith.
The reality is our ... Read More »
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 9/11/20
It is said that vision is the ability to know where we are going even when we cannot see the path that we are taking.
As believers, our ultimate destination is to experience the fullness of God’s Kingdom and to see, one day, the face of God. The vision ... Read More »
WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING - 7/19/2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 8/20/20
I read about this experiment in which several people agreed to have cameras placed throughout their homes for a month. The purpose of the experiment was to see if the perceptions of the people being filmed actually matched the reality of what was filmed. The results were rather stunning. ... Read More »
COME TO THE FEAST - JUNE 14, 2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/18/20
This Sunday, we celebrate the great Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. It is through the powerful gift of the Eucharist that Christ sustains us on our journey of faith.
The Eucharistic Celebration is “the source and summit” of our life-giving experience of the abundant ... Read More »
THE HOLY TRINITY: THE GREAT EXPERIENCE OF THE ABUNDANT LOVE OF GOD - JUNE 7, 2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/18/20
Whenever I stop and reflect on my experience of God and the awe-inspiring encounter with the three persons of God, I cannot help but rejoice in the experience of Love so profound that God went to this extent to provide for us.
In some aspects the experience of the ... Read More »
PENTECOST: THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - MAY 31, 2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/18/20
On our journey of faith our great hope is that by following Jesus we will be transformed into the very image and likeness of Jesus Christ himself. In other words, we hope to live our faith in such a powerful way we can be the presence of Christ for ... Read More »
ASCENSION: GOD'S BOUNTIFUL PLAN CONTINUES - MAY 24, 2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/18/20
To rise up, to behold the fullness of God kingdom and to know the fullness of life is God’s plan for us.
Our journey into the Easter mystery brings us this Sunday to the celebration of Ascension Sunday. The day, 40 days after the Resurrection, in which Jesus Christ ... Read More »
RESURRECTION EXPERIENCE: The Gift of Hope Essential to the Human Spirit MAY 17, 2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/18/20
As we enter into our sixth week of the Easter journey, St. Peter reminds us of our ability to share with one another and our world the great gift of hope that God bestows upon us as people of faith who have opened our hearts and minds to the ... Read More »
WE ARE EASTER PEOPLE - May 10, 2020
Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/18/20
WE ARE EASTER PEOPLE
This Sunday, we celebrate our 5th Sunday of Easter. As we journey further into the mystery of the Resurrection we simply endeavor to respond as fully as possible to our encounter of the Risen Christ. We, as Easter People, seek to witness thepowerful reality ... Read More »