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Faith

Faith Briefs for Nov. 14

KC’s Food Shelf Drive at Hy-Vee The annual Holy Redeemer Knights of Columbus food drive for November will be at Hy-Vee on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22. In December the dates will be the Dec. 19-20. Vatican rehires couple fired from its bank for violating workplace marriage ...

A shout out to Shaggy from the beyond

The other morning I hopped into my Ford F150 to start the day. When the onboard computer systems were a go, and the radio fired up, my SiriusXM was tuned to a station that I never, ever listen to. Some pop music channel I’d never heard of. Weird, right? Then on came a rap/reggae tune ...

Faith Briefs for Nov. 7

CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting in Carlin Hall after the 5 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. The drawing for free dues will take place along with informative upcoming information. CUF rolls and coffee fundraiser Catholic ...

Faith isn’t about certainty at all but rather the opposite

I think that one of the most challenging aspects of living a life of faith is the realization that everything in this earthly life we know is so … ethereal. Circumstances can change in the time that it takes for an eyelash to drop to the ground, and that is a very disconcerting thought for ...

Four years! What a long, strange trip it’s been

Five hundred words to encapsulate four years. Doesn’t seem possible. It was four years ago this weekend, friends, that we started this journey together. Borne from a simple idea about a weekly column viewing faith through everyday stories and circumstances. What a trip it’s ...

Faith Briefs for Oct. 31

Surviving the Holidays GriefShare DVD presentation Surviving the Holidays GriefShare DVD will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in the gathering space of Holy Redeemer Church. The seminar is for anyone who is grieving a loved one’s death. Practical, hope-inspiring ideas include ...