Daily Meditation for December 31, 2025
An Irish saying has it right: “May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you’re going, and the insight to know when you […]
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Daily Meditation for December 30, 2025
Is your life a series of events and encounters that cause anxiety, stress and uneasiness? That does seem to be how most of us experience the happenings of the day. […]
Daily Meditation for December 29, 2025
Yesterday, we celebrated the feast day of the Holy Family. The Christmas season is a great time to think about the importance of good relationships within families: the love and […]
Daily Meditation for December 26, 2025
“Clap your hands, all you peoples” (Ps. 47:1) In many prayer settings, hands are not only clapped, but they are raised in praise of God. People at prayer sit with […]
Daily Meditation for December 25, 2025
We have once again welcomed a Christmas into our home and heart. With it, we focus on an infant — one who is both divine and human. The human aspect […]
Daily Meditation for December 24, 2025
We hear the phrase, “Jesus is the Reason for the Season,” and it is true, though many do not experience this explicitly. In the flurry of the season, it may […]
Greater St. Cloud Faith Leaders Release Joint Statement of Solidarity for Immigrants
The Greater St. Cloud Faith Leaders, of which we are a member, released a joint statement of solidarity for immigrants. The statement, which is written in English, Spanish and Somali, […]
Daily Meditation for December 23, 2025
In Katherine Hepburn’s autobiography, the legendary actress writes that the longer she lives, the more her many roles fall away, and the more the voice of her real self insists […]
Procedures for Year-End Giving
As we approach the end of 2025, we’d like to remind you how year-end donations are handled. The Internal Revenue Service is very clear on what tax year contributions should […]
Daily Meditation for December 22, 2025
“Look, Mom, a Lego Transformer; can I have it?” Such petitioning happens when parents shop with children. The parents are generally attentive and show interest in what the child is […]
