by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.” Matthew 2:13 I try to imagine what it is like to be an undocumented, employed immigrant,...
by Karen Treat | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Karen Treat Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23: 4 As I write this I am coming up on Ash Wednesday. I made a very bold move and asked if I could preach this year. On...
by Mary Noble Garcia | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Mary Noble Garcia We had just entered those months in Minnesota when there is hope for spring. Long before my alarm sounded, I awoke to an unusual noise coming through the windows, which had been shut tight against the cold. I quickly got out of bed, put on a...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Susanna Bertelsen On October 31, 2016, Pope Francis and Bishop Dr. Munib Yunan, president of the Lutheran World Federation, signed the joint declaration at the Cathedral in Lund, Sweden for continued work toward unity between the churches. Watching this during a...
by Carolyn Kolovitz | Jan 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Carolyn Kolovitz Every mom reaches a point similar to the mom in Little Red Riding Hood. Sooner or later, we must send our child alone into the forest of adolescence. We can be present with them in spirit – loving them, modeling our values, warning them not to talk...
by Nancy Loyd | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Nancy Loyd Some may say I have a strange passion, for I am passionate about what our mortality can teach us about living. I am fortunate to not only be a spiritual director with Loyola but also to work in hospice care. I believe that it is a blessed gift to work...
