So sorry!
(May 12, 2021) I’m trying to do an update on the website, and I accidentally published something I didn’t intend to – sending out 6 updates to your mailbox that should never have been sent. My sincerest apologies for that! -Mike
Reflections
Reminder – Bible Study Pause March 29-April 4th
Good evening! As I know some of you have been following along with my “Unfolding Scripture” Bible study, I wanted to remind you that we are pausing this week as we observe the holiest week of the year. You are more than welcome to use this week to catch-up with things since beginning Monday, April […]
“Respond to God’s Word with Love”
The following is the homily Deacon Pat Hessel has shared with staff from various schools in Spruce Grove & Stony Plain (part of Evergreen Catholic where I work), as we prepare to launch into the 2020-21 school year: I’m an epidemiologist. Among other things, epidemiologists investigate epidemics. An epidemic is an increase in the occurrence […]
Who is Jesus? (Deacon Pat Hessel’s Homily for August 22 & 23, 2020)
The following is the text of Deacon Pat Hessel’s homily, preached the weekend of August 22-23, 2020 at Holy Trinity Parish in Spruce Grove, AB Canada: Jesus begins today’s Gospel asking: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” He was asking them how people viewed him. Was he worried about his image? […]
Study the Bible with Mike!
The Guinness Book of World Records says that the Bible is the best selling and most distributed book of all time – in 1995, this included an estimated 5 BILLION copies translated into 349 different languages. Twenty-five years later, that number has surely increased (and that would be without counting people accessing the Bible via […]
Practicing Catholicism during Pandemic Measures
An announcement came out late yesterday afternoon from the Alberta Bishops regarding what the Church is doing during these strange and difficult times. In the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Archbishop Smith released a letter explaining what’s going to happen (and some of the rationale behind it) as the Church is doing her part to comply with […]