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Pork loin meal at St. Michael’s The MEN of St. Michael’s Parish in Milroy is having a pork loin meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22. The menu includes pork loin, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert.  Free will donation. Scholarship available The Catholic Daughters of the ...

Holy Redeemer School raffle

Holy Redeemer School participated in the 2026 Catholic United Financial with a goal of raising $37,000. With help of generous parents, grandparents and friends, the student body; K-8 raised $39,860. One hundred percent of all funds raised stay locally to support the school in any way they ...

Stop looking for sabre tooth tigers; seek joy instead

We are hardwired to sense danger. It’s true. Thousands of years of learning to run from sabre tooth tigers, and we are preconditioned to be sensitive to negative stimuli. No wonder why it’s so difficult for us to naturally seek joy! This Lent, one of my spiritual practices has been to ...

A feelgood Lenten resurrection story is good for the soul

One evening this week, I only had time for a quick pit stop to grab something to eat before heading to my next appointment. Weighing the healthiest of quick options along the strip I was driving, I swung into a place where I could get a rice bowl without much waiting. Here’s the strange ...

Faith Briefs

Loss of a Spouse seminar Grieving the death of your spouse or know of someone who is? In the “Loss of a Spouse” event, you will learn what to expect in the weeks and months after your spouse’s death and how to survive the loneliness plus many more helpful tips. Please join us for this ...

Small holy interactions might be the best testimonial for church ever

This week, before our Wednesday Lenten service, I had the privilege of enjoying dinner with my congregation, family style in our basement fellowship hall, just as it was prescribed somewhere in the book of Leviticus, or one of those, that Lutherans shall do every Wednesday during Lent for ...