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Need for Unity

by Dcn. Ralph
"O Jerusalem" by Greg Olson

If there is no common vision for where a parish is going, the likelihood of the approaches used by each leader will be different.  Granted, you wouldn’t use a kindergarden […]

Need for Vision

by Dcn. Ralph

As most dioceses are starting to make a push to implement the New Evangelization, parishes are starting to discuss this “new” term. This conversation has forced people to learn what […]

Encountering the Love of God

by Dcn. Ralph
"Christ of Saint John of Cross" by Salvador Dali

In St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Paul encourages us to learn to see with the “eyes of your heart.” He was referring to what happens when, after baptizing those […]

Getting to the Heart of It

by Dcn. Ralph

The Psalmist wrote in Psalm 51, “Create a clean heart within me” (vs. 10). This gives us a very practical view of what God seeks from us. He goes on […]

Is Christ Really Lord?

by Dcn. Ralph
For God So Loved the World

In Church, we often talk about making Jesus Lord and King of our lives. To accomplish this, requires our entire heart. For many of us, this is a struggle to […]