Should Church be Fun?

Should Church be Fun?

A Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter A while back, while driving down I-27, I passed a billboard that said, “Church Should be Fun!” I thought to myself, “Really?” I weighed the notion, then shook my head. “What garbage!” Don’t get me wrong. I think church youth groups should be fun and pitching in at parish festival should...

By "Fr. Luke" - 05 17 2023
Real Fathers And God

Real Fathers And God

This article was previously published in Sword & Spade Magazine.   Paul Waldorf didn’t always remember the power of heart to heart moments with dad.   "The older my father gets,” I thought to myself when I was a young adult, “the smarter he gets.” It was only after years of maturing and making an honest effort to g...

By Sword&Spade - 05 05 2023
Burgers and Wedding Bands

Burgers and Wedding Bands

Kate milks cows with her dad each morning. She then drives to her full-time job in town at a day-care center. Her fiancé, Travis, works for a local plumber. He moonlights on the weekends. They’ll be married in a couple of months. “Looks like we’ll be renting an apartment,” says Travis as he, Kate and I take our seats in a restaurant. ...

By "Fr. Luke" - 04 20 2023