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Saint Anselm
22 Dec 2021

Saint Anselm

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Saint Anselm lived 1033-1109.  He was a Benedictine monk who wrote extensively on theological and philosophical topics.  His quote is found in the Divine Office for December 8th.  Tremendous meditation as we prepare for Chr ...

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Our Lady of Guadalupe
11 Dec 2021

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
The 1500s were a cataclysmic century for Catholicism in Europe.  About 1520 the splintering of Christendom would begin, led by a disgruntled Augustinian monk named Martin Luther – he would found Lutheranism.  He would be followed b ...

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Second Sunday of Advent
11 Dec 2021

Second Sunday of Advent

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
How is that gift coming for Jesus on His Birthday?! If you are struggling with ideas, perhaps a few for prayer, penance and works of love: Daily Mass and/or weekly Eucharistic AdorationDaily Rosary, especially the Joyful MysteriesDaily Angelus – ...

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First Sunday of Advent 2021
11 Dec 2021

First Sunday of Advent 2021

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
We hope everyone had a holy, joyful and safe Thanksgiving. As we begin another Advent in preparation for the coming of the Christ Child, the following quote from St. John Paul II would be worth our consideration. Elizabeth’s start of joy at the ...

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Thanksgiving 2021
20 Nov 2021

Thanksgiving 2021

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.  It is a holiday instituted by George Washington and confirmed by Abraham Lincoln for the fourth Thursday of November.  Both presidents explain that Thanksgiving is ...

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Solanus Casey
07 Nov 2021

Solanus Casey

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Barney Casey came from a large family in Oak Grove, Wisconsin. At the age of 21, and after he had worked as a logger, a hospital orderly, a streetcar operator, and a prison guard, he entered St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee.  The studies were ...

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Purgatory
07 Nov 2021

Purgatory

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to everyone who participated in our ‘Trunk or Treat’ to usher in All Saints’ Day and the month of the souls in Purgatory. The month of November is dedicated to the ‘Poor Souls’.  Sometimes people see Purgatory as somethi ...

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Voting 2021 Part 2
07 Nov 2021

Voting 2021 Part 2

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
In continuing the ‘Note’ on voting, it is necessary for a voter to weigh issues properly.  Sanctity of Life, Sanctity of Marriage and Religious Liberty are pre-eminent in the order given as Pope Benedict wrote in 2012 (Sacramentum Caritati ...

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Voting 2021
07 Nov 2021

Voting 2021

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
In a few weeks we, as Americans, will once again be able to exercise our right to vote.  As Catholics, we should see our individual votes as opportunities to express ourselves and make a difference for good in our nation.  Over the c ...

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HT Mortgage Paid and Covid Mandate
11 Oct 2021

HT Mortgage Paid and Covid Mandate

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
If you have a chance to take a look at the balance of our mortgage in the bulletin, you may notice something interesting! Thank you to all parishioners who have helped to re-pay the money we borrowed from the diocese to build Holy Trinity! & ...

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