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“There is nothing new under the sun….” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). “Behold, I make all things new…” (Revelation 21:5).

As I reflect on the changes that are occurring in our world, I am struck by these two biblical verses and the truth that both embody. On the one hand, a new year is...

Read more January 5, 2021 at 8:58 am Allan Slotter

It’s a New Year, and Despite Coronavirus and Everything Else Wrong with the World, the Son Is Still Unconquered

As you know, holidays can be ambiguous times. For most of us, Thanksgiving was not as happy or festive as it usually is. We may have had turkey, but most of us did not...

Read more December 3, 2020 at 6:25 pm Allan Slotter

Gratitude

It is November, the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a day set aside to celebrate. We will eat large amounts of food and relax with family....

Read more November 3, 2020 at 9:47 am Allan Slotter

Exploring the Revelation of Jesus Christ

The Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, has been a mystery to most people since it was written. The book contains strange images and frightening scenes of death and destruction, suffering...

Read more October 7, 2020 at 7:35 pm Allan Slotter

The Gift of Presence

I think we have all had the experience of someone important showing up at a key time in our lives and making a difference.  When my grandmother died, one of my oldest friends, whom...

Read more September 7, 2020 at 4:26 pm Allan Slotter

9 Minutes of Silence for George Floyd — event on June 7

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Like you, I have been dismayed, angry, saddened, despairing — and sometimes encouraged by people doing the right thing — over the last ten days. Our country has plunged...

Read more June 5, 2020 at 9:48 am Allan Slotter

Is there More?

    Have you ever felt that there just had to be more to life than getting up, going to work (or school), coming home, eating, watching some TV (or YouTube or playing some video...

Read more May 31, 2020 at 10:48 am Allan Slotter

Suffering and Hope

    Whenever I think about suffering, two passages from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans come to mind. St. Paul knew suffering.  He knew physical suffering (beaten with a cat o’ nine tails...

Read more May 5, 2020 at 4:59 pm Allan Slotter

“Now is the Acceptable Time”

It may seem that this is a terrible time, and in many ways, it is.  People are suffering and dying from COVID-19.  Many people lost their jobs.  Others who are keeping their jobs are...

Read more April 9, 2020 at 4:06 pm Allan Slotter

The Church in a Time of Epidemic

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Here is a link to some thoughts about the Church and the world in an epidemic. You are all in my prayers, Please reach out to me if...

Read more March 16, 2020 at 10:18 pm Tim Oslovich
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