October 2025

By Reverend Katherine Elsner The Tax Collector and the Pharisee (Luke 18: 9-14) In the last two weeks, Mary Keldermans and Jerry Bauman have each preached wonderful homilies about prayer.  Again, today’s gospel relates a well-known story about prayer. For those of us who were raised in the Catholic faith or probably in any Christian […]

By Reverend Deacon Jerry Bauman God’s people never had it easy. There was always some reason to shout out, to-or-at God for something. Whether they were crying out in distress, expressing gratitude, celebrating God’s goodness, needing practical instruction, or calling for divine judgment, the Israelites were always crying out! Today’s first reading was from the