Reflections

Reflections by Deacon Lawrence N. Kaas, who serves from Our Lady of Angels Church in Sauk Centre, and other parishes — and who also is my father-in-law:

• "Elijah and Pushing a Rock"
  (June 5, 2016)
  • despair, faith, family, God, health, miracles, obedience, prophets, reflections, sin
• "Our Continuing Mission"
  (April 10, 2016)
  • being Catholic, Easter, evangelizing, Jesus, Resurrection, writing
• "Washing Feet: Love and Service"
  (March 24, 2016)
  • being Catholic, Easter, Eucharist, humility, Jesus
• "Jesus, Nets, Decisions, and the Holy Spirit"
  (February 7, 2016)
  • Holy Spirit, wisdom
• " 'Blessed are You Who Believe' "
  (August 30, 2015)
  • Advent, faith, hope, Jesus, Mary, trust
• "Mother — When mamma prays"
  (August 30, 2015)
  • culture, family, music, prayer
• "The Trinity, Baptism, and Eternal Life"
  (May 31, 2015)
  • baptism, God, Holy Spirit, salvation, soul, Trinity
• "Bible Stories and Anonymous Christians"
  (April 26, 2015)
  • Bible, Christianity, Jesus
• "Jesus Christ is Risen!"
  (April 5, 2015)
  • Easter, Jesus, last things, Resurrection, sin
• "The Transfiguration: More Than Just a Man"
  (March 1, 2015)
  • Incarnation, Jesus, Transfiguration
• "Love, Hate, and 'Silent Night' "
  (January 4, 2015)
  • Epiphany, hate, love, music, neighbor
• "God's Kingdom, a Wedding Parable, and the Rest of the Story"
  (October 12, 2014)
  • faith and works, Heaven, Jesus
• "Fear of the Lord: Ancient, Timeless Wisdom"
  (November 16, 2014)
  • faith and works, family, fear of the Lord, marriage, wisdom
• " 'Be not Afraid' "
  (August 10, 2014)
  • faith, God, Jesus, prayer
• "Love, Death, and Families"
  (October 5, 2014)
  • Catholic Church, diversity, family, love
• " 'Be not Afraid' "
  (August 10, 2014)
  • faith, God, Jesus, prayer
• "Peter, Paul, and 16 Soldiers"
  (June 29, 2014)
  • angels, Catholic Church, love, Saints, sin
• "Guide, Friend, Counselor, Comforter: the Holy Spirit"
  (May 25, 2014)
  • health, holidays, Holy Spirit, Memorial Day, neighbor, Pentecost, Trinity
• "Lazarus, Life, Death: and More"
  (April 6, 2014)
  • death, family, Heaven, last things, resurrection
• "Called to Serve the Lord"
  (March 30, 2014)
  • baptism, faith and works, humility, Jesus, love, salvation
• "Lazarus, Life, Death: and More"
  (April 6, 2014)
  • death, family, Heaven, last things, resurrection
• "Called to Serve the Lord"
  (March 30, 2014)
  • baptism, faith and works, humility, Jesus, love, salvation
• "Where Past, Present, and Future Come Together"
  (February 23, 2014)
  • Eucharist, faith and works, God, hope, Jesus, Mass
• " 'When Fishermen Fish' "
  (January 26, 2014)
  • evangelizing, history, the human condition, tolerance
• " 'Lust ... a Symptom of a Deeper Problem' "
  (December 1, 2013)
  • Advent, penance, sex, sin
• "Finding Gratitude"
  (October 13, 2013)
  • culture, Eucharist, gratitude, health, history, prophets, religion
• "Transformation, Radical Change, and Ending Selfishness"
  (August 25, 2013)
  • discipline, redemption, reflections, resurrection, salvation
• "Prayer: Expressing an Inner Desire to Receive Help"
  (July 28, 2013)
  • art, Mary, Pope, prayer, reflections, slavery
• "Not Yet, Lord!"
  (June 30, 2013)
  • conversion, faith, Jesus, reflections
• "Trinity Sunday: Our God is a Sharing God"
  (May 26, 2013)
  • family, God, holidays, Memorial Day, reflections, Trinity
• "Golgotha, Rome, and Words that Mean Something"
  (April 28, 2013)
  • faith and works, Jesus, redemption, salvation
• " 'Love One Another' "
  (March 24, 2013)
  • duty, Eucharist, evangelizing, Jesus, love, social justice
• "Jesus, God, and Something Thomas Aquinas Said"
  (February 24, 2013)
  • art, God, Incarnation, Jesus, miracles
• " '...That Very One I had in Mind!' "
  (December 23, 2012)
  • Christmas, evangelizing, holidays, Jesus
• "'If Necessary, Use Words' "
  (November 25, 2012)
  • evangelizing, family, Jesus, last things
• " 'Press On:' Bill Gates, Calvin Coolidge, and Bartimaeus"
  (October 28, 2012)
  • anti-catholicism, culture, faith, history, hope, Jesus, Mary, rosaries
• "Reason and Religion: 'Now Let's Get This Straight' "
  (September 30, 2012)
  • free will, God, Jesus, reason, religion, sin
• " 'Life is here, Love is here, Challenge is here.
  ... The choice is ours' "
  (September 1, 2012)
  • Jesus, salvation
• "Pride, Walking by Faith, and Fathers"
  (June 17, 2012)
  • common sense, emotions, faith, family, Father's Day, humility, sin
• "The Man Who is Truth"
  (May 26, 2012)
  • baptism, Catholic Church, Catholicism, confirmation, faith, faith and works, Holy Spirit, Jesus, truth
• " 'Eternal Life is Yours, Live It' "
  (April 15, 2012)
  (from April 7, 2002)
  • Catholic Church, Divine Mercy, Easter, Eucharist, history, images, Jesus, Minnesota, resurrection
• "A Divine Mercy Homily: 'Peace be With You;' Jesus is Alive"
  (April 10, 2012)
  (from April 7, 2002)
  • Divine Mercy, history, Jesus, resurrection
• "First Sunday in Lent; God is Reclaiming His Broken Creation"
  (February 26, 2012)
  • angels, humility, Jesus, last things, Lent, repentance, salvation, sin
• "Third Sunday in Ordinary Time; And the Fish Tale of Towards and Away"
  (January 22, 2012)
  • purpose, vocations
• "Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2011: John, Jesus, and God's New World Order"
  (December 18, 2011)
  • Advent, Christmas, God's will, holidays, Jesus, Mary
• "First Sunday of Advent, 2011: Joy, Peace, Love, and a Dog Named Rollo"
  (November 27, 2011)
  • Advent, God, Jesus, joy, love, Mass
• "26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2011"
  (September 25, 2011)
  • authority, Catholic Church, family, Hell
• "22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2011"
  (August 28, 2011)
  • Jesus, last things, miracles
• "Trinity Sunday, 2011"
  (June 19, 2011)
  • family, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Trinity
• "Listening to the Holy Spirit"
  (May 29, 2011)
  • Holy Spirit, Jesus, language, love, music
• "St. Isidore, the Domestic Church, and the Good Shepherd"
  (May 15, 2011)
  • art, domestic church, family, Jesus, reflections
• "Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday: 'I'm Alive' "
  (May 1, 2011)
  • art, Divine Mercy, Jesus, resurrection, sin
• "Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion"
  (April 17, 2011)
  • Easter, Jesus, love, sin
• "Third Sunday of Lent 2011"
  (March 27, 2011)
  • conversion, Jesus, Lent, prayer
• "Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mary and Martha"
  (February 27, 2011)
  • hope, the human condition, virtue
• "Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Beatitudes"
  (January 30, 2011)
  • America, culture, the human condition
• "The Feast of the Holy Family"
  (December 26, 2010)
  • Catholicism, family, marriage
• "First Sunday in Advent"
  (November 28, 2010)
  • Advent, Bible, common sense, Jesus, last things, Parousia
• "31st Sunday in Ordinary Time"
  (October 31, 2010)
  • family, Jesus, salvation, sin, the human condition
• "26th Sunday in Ordinary Time"
  (September 26, 2010)
  • charity, free will, God's will, justice, the human condition
• "17th Sunday in Ordinary Time"
  (July 25, 2010)
  • Catholicism, family, God, marriage, sex
• "14th Sunday in Ordinary Time"
  (July 4, 2010)
  • beliefs, faith, hope, love
• "Trinity Sunday 2010"
  (May 30, 2010)
  • God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Trinity
• "Fourth Sunday of Easter 2010 "
  (April 25, 2010)
  • evangelizing, God, Jesus, love, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, prayer
• "Second Sunday of Easter 2010: and Mercy Sunday"
  (April 11, 2010)
  • Divine Mercy, God, history, Jesus, Mary, the human condition
• "Second Sunday of Lent, 2010"
  (February 28, 2010)
  • Lent, prayer, rosaries
• "Fourth Sunday in ordinary Time, 2010"
  (January 31, 2010)
  • baptism, Catholic Church, free will, Jesus, love, priests
• "The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph"
  (December 27, 2009)
  • Jesus, Mary, Holy Family, families, home
    
• "First Sunday in Advent"
  (November 29, 2009)
  • Advent, Christmas, Parousia, last things, hope
• "Feast of All Saints 2009"
  (October 1, 2009)
  • hope, saints, sin
• "Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time"
  (August 30, 2009)
  • faith, life issues, moderation, news, salvation, sin, the human condition
• "17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2009"
  (July 26, 2010)
  • Bible, Eucharist, Mass
• "Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2009: A Reflection"
  (June 28, 2009)
  • Mass, our Sunday obligation, communion, transubstantiation, resurrection
• "Penticost Sunday, 2009: A Reflection"
  (May 31, 2009)
  • The Holy Spirit, God's love, and the law of the Spirit engraved on men's hearts
    
• "3rd Sunday of Easter: A Reflection"
  (April 26, 2009)
  • Jesus in His resurrected body, suffering, and St. George Martyr
• "5th Sunday of Lent 2009: A Reflection"
  (April 5, 2009)
  • Baptismal promises, choice, disobedience, the worst that can happen, and Love
• "Reflections on Isaiah, 2nd Corinthians, the Gospel of Mark, and Saint Faustina"
  (February 22, 2009)
  • Isaiah, 2 Corinthians, Mark, a bit of wood, and the Mercy Seat of Almighty God
• "31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2007"
  (October 28, 2007) (posted March 1, 2010)
  • Bible, charity, economics, faith, the human condition

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This list started in the post, "Reflections from Sauk Centre's Our Lady of Angels Church ," which covered reflections from October 28, 2007 to February 5, 2012.