Fr. David McElroy articles

Fr. David McElroy articles

Received Wisdom from the Gospel - 2.27.2022

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

Received Wisdom from the Gospel

Are there any sayings or words of wisdom your family used when you were growing up? Did grandpa or grandma have any catchphrases that you heard frequently? Did your parents offer words of advice or wisdom? Do you remember advice or wisdom from a teacher ... Read More »

Seeing things differently. - 1.30.2022

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

Do you remember the 1998 book “Who Moved My Cheese”? It is an interesting parable about how we deal withchange. Most people like routine and predictability. But sometimes, we may get into a habit of only seeing things ina particular way.

Take, for example, the second reading for this ... Read More »

Discover, Uncover or Recover - 1/2/2022

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

Discover, Uncover or Recover

It's 2022. We start this year with the Epiphany of the Lord – another new beginning. Last year we looked at beginnings, this year let’s look at New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time when we decide to do or not to do something. 

So what ... Read More »

It’s Good to be the King - 11.21.2021

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

It’s Good to be the King

In recent weeks, I have been listening to British radio broadcasts - as I usually do. There has been concern about the health of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as she has been tired and unable to attend to some of her royal duties. ... Read More »

2 cents worth - 11.7.2021

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

2 cents worthIt’s November! Where did that year go? This month certainly is one for remembering our loved ones and also a month that ends with Thanksgiving.

This year, I reflect back on the many people who have died in the parish. Meeting with the families is a large ... Read More »

We've Become Our Parents - 9.26.2021

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

Mom and Dad were always ready to give advice. As kids, we would often roll our eyes because we had to listen to the same advice time and time again! We swore we would never utter the same words of our parents. 

Then one day we grew up, and ... Read More »

Mary Mother of Hospitality - 8.15.2021

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 3/02/22

Mary Mother of Hospitality

It is often said that Roman Catholics are over-preoccupied with the Blessed Mother. I sincerely hope we are because in John 2:5 Mary, Jesus’s mother, said to the servants, “Do whatever he (Jesus) tells you.”Now if these are the words that Our Blessed Mother said ... Read More »

Of Apple Pie and Fourth of July!

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 7/12/21

Of Apple Pie and

Fourth of July!

It's the fourth of July weekend - we are celebrating Independence Day, enjoying liberty, and the pursuit of happiness among the many great gifts given to us.

As a 3-year-old citizen, I now fully appreciate one of the great benefits in the ... Read More »

Tales of Catholic Grade School

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/10/21

May 23, 2021 

How many of you remember Catholic grade school?

Church, devotions, catechism, penmanship and the book “Manners for Boy and Girls” were among our many experiences and  "Catholic stuff" we had to learn. At school, we had the tradition of celebrating our name day and it was ... Read More »

Of 400 words!

Posted by Hillary Krahn on 6/10/21

April 11, 2021

On April 30th, 2000, Sr. Faustina was Canonized and Divine Mercy Sunday was entered in the General Calendar of the Catholic Church. It is hard to believe it has been 20 years. The devotion is strong, and the image of the Divine Mercy is now widely known.

What is beautiful about this Sunday is the intimacy of the Gospel where St. Thomas physically touches Jesus and experiences in a special way that Divine Mercy. Thomas sees the wounds of Christ, and we are left with the visual imagery of such an intimate ... Read More »

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