Brian Mullins is a permanent deacon in the Rockford Diocese who has been assigned by his Bishop to Saint Catherine of Genoa Parish in Genoa, Illinois.
A few weeks ago at church we had a beautiful fellow come by named Sean. He had a glow in his eye and an excitement about him, that really spoke volumes about this young mans heart. He was carrying around a torch from the special Olympics and eagerly sharing withContinue Reading
Jesus said that “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” (Mat. 12:34) He also said that what we put into our bodies does not defile it, but that which comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and it is that which defiles a man(Matt 15:18).Continue Reading
If I have the gift of prophecy, can fathom all knowledge and mysteries, and have the faith to move mountains, but do not have love… I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2 Last night we gathered together at our local parish and enjoyed the solemn, and beautiful Taize service. We gatheredContinue Reading
“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’” Have you ever tried to sit in the garden with Jesus? Several Christian denominations recreate that situation on Maundy Thursday. They go off into anotherContinue Reading
My good friend Clyde brought this wonderful little story by today, and I just had to share it. Malachi 3:3 says “He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this staement meant about the character andContinue Reading
John 13:4-5 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. Today is Holy Thursday,Continue Reading
Words have power. We as Christians should truly believe that. Often we don’t even consider what we are saying or to who we are saying it, we simply say what we are feeling. Many times that feeling is not a good one, and those words are embodied with our painContinue Reading