Dear Friends in Christ, On the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, as we listened to Matthew’s gospel account of Jesus teaching the crowd the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12a), I thought of Jesus as an artist, sketching the features of a person for a portrait. As Jesus declared: Blessed are the poor […]
Attendees at the SEEK23 Conference in St. Louis (Photo/FOCUS) By LINDA BEHRENSContributing writer “SEEK23: You Are Called,” a five-day event, hosted by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), took place at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Jan. 2 to 6. Through fellowship, prayer, world-class speakers and […]
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service, held annually, will be held this year on Tuesday, January 17, at 9:30 a.m. at the combined worship space of St. Mark Lutheran Church and St. George Episcopal Church at 105 East D Street in Belleville. The presider of the service will […]
