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Going against the current
There was a man who ended up in the hospital. They discovered the pain he was experiencing came from eating raw salmon. It turns out he had “chickenella.” Not what he expected. Salmon behaves in a way that seems contrary to nature. They swim upstream. Not for fun, but for the sake of their offspring. They go against the current away from saltwater toward freshwater rich in oxygen, and gravel well suited to build nests. There the eggs have protection and the best conditions to
Fr. Russ Bergman
2 days ago3 min read


Are we the church Jesus began? Homily on the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
The door of the Church of the Beatitudes in Israel We are all so familiar with the Beatitudes that for me personally I really did not hear what Jesus was calling us all to. He is calling us to be light, salt, and leaven and transform the world. Our values can never be the values of the society in which we live no matter that century we are live. Our vocation is to live the values of the Kingdom of Heaven and offer the world a new way to live. The Beatitudes are our job descr
Fr. Tom Konopka
2 days ago3 min read


Repent! Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
There was a man named Phil, who painted for a living. He had a reputation for having the lowest prices in town. A local church that needed the outside painted hired Phil. Just hours after the job was finished, an unexpected torrential rainstorm hit. All the paint started washing off the building. The church asked Phil for a refund. What they didn’t know before they hired him was that he kept his prices down by using thinner in all his paint. Somehow, Phil never had a p
Fr. Russ Bergman
Jan 253 min read


My personal response to the violence in our nation from Fr Tom
One or two people have wondered why I have not addressed some of the violence that has been occurring in our country at the moment. I think the teaching of our church and the Gospel is clear. We are a church that promotes life from conception until natural death. The Ten Commandments are clear: You shall not kill. Jesus is clear: turn the other cheek, blessed are the peacemakers, his nonviolent acceptance of the Cross This includes any violence we read or hear about in our
Fr. Tom Konopka
Jan 253 min read
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