Advent is a dark season. Still, we are exhorted to watch for the light. In those times when we experience the most shrouding darkness, we are most eager and willing to welcome the light. Our world seems so hemmed in by sinister forces and spirits of division and confusion. Yet, never have I had a stronger sense that God is doing something mighty for us all. 

I share with you some lines from the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. How good it is to know that God is here and with us through it all:

I love you, gentlest of Ways
who ripened us as we wrestled with you.
You, the great homesickness 
we could never shake off,
you, the forest that always surrounded us,
you, the song we sang in every silence,
you dark net threading through us…

Let your hand rest on the rim of Heaven now
And mutely bear the darkness we bring over you.

Fr. Dennis Zehren
Pastor

Our next Financial Peace University Class will begin on Monday, January 9th. In this free, 9-week program you (and your spouse) will learn how to budget for paying off debt and/or for financial success in the future. Registration Deadline is Noon on Friday, December 30. Learn more and register. 


All are invited to attend an Informational Meet & Greet session on Monday, December 5 at 6:30 PM in the Community Room. Hear from alumni of this program and learn more about the class. 

The Catechism in a Year podcast will be available starting January 1st. This 365 day podcast will explain all the teachings of the Catholic Church, in a prayerful, engaging, and approachable way with Fr. Mike Schmitz. Learn more here.