2022 archive of 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 »