TOPIC: SYNOPTIC GOSPELS By Len Mier QUESTION: Who are the “strangers” that the trial of Jesus, as presented in the Gospel of Luke, challenges me to accept? ESSAY 3 I think Luke is trying to challenge me to move beyond … Continue reading
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TOPIC: SYNOPTIC GOSPELS By Len Mier QUESTION: How have I seen God’s baffling and unsettling wisdom at work in my own life experience? ESSAY 2 The whole notion of God’s wisdom at work in my life is something I struggle … Continue reading
As I am sure everyone knows, Len Mier of St. Michael’s Parish is studying at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh to become a deacon. He must spend two weeks at the seminary during the summer and then complete a … Continue reading
Father Wayne J. Ruchgy, Phd, has always relied on God’s trusted timing and sense of humor in finding his path in life. Born and raised in Wayne, Michigan, the only son of Joseph and Ann Ruchgy, Fr. Wayne received a … Continue reading
The order of deacon can traces its roots, we know, back to the ancient church in Jerusalem. It was founded out of the necessity of performing the works of charity and the word in the early church. As the early … Continue reading
The Deacon is the “waiting-man or servant”. The Church defines a deacon as men ordained by the bishop to serve. They receive the Mystery of Holy Orders but not the ministerial priesthood. Through ordination, a deacon is conformed to the … Continue reading
As many already know, Leonard Mier of our community has been accepted by our Bishop to the Formation Program for Deacons. As he and I talked about this, we decided that one of the things that would greatly enhance his … Continue reading