Lenten Soup Suppers
First Date: Wednesday, February 22 following 5:30 pm Mass
Featured Speaker and topic: Fr. Dan Haugan - "How to Be a Worker Bee in Busy Bee Times"
Second Date: Wednesday, March 22 at 6:00 pm
Featured Speaker and topic: Ryan Rehkamp - "How to Talk to Your (Adult and Little) Kids About Faith"
Thursday Morning Bible Study – Angels of the Bible
The Bible is full of passages about angels who are sent to accomplish God’s will. They speak for God, direct the course of nations, and protect God’s people. In this study, Fr. George Smiga, a regular contributor to Give Us This Day, examines some of the Bible’s most fascinating passages about angels, drawing insights for our own spiritual lives. A study guide with prayers, commentary, study and reflection questions, as well as recorded lectures are included in these six lessons.
Dates: Thursdays, February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Place: Lumen Christi First Floor Conference Room
Fee: $15 Cash or Check (Waived at request)
Registration: Contact Main Office with Name, Email, and Payment
Lenten Morning Retreat – My Soul Thirsts
Kick-off your Lenten journey on the first Saturday of Lent by enjoying a morning of prayer, presentation, and personal reflection with Catherine Michaud, CSJ, PhD.
Date: Saturday, February 25
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 am
Place: Lumen Christi Community Room
Info: Catherine Michaud, a Sister of St. Joseph of Concordia, Kansas, is a popular retreat leader and spiritual director. She was a professor of theology and spirituality at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; for seven of those years, she was the director of the M.A. Program in Theology at St. Catherine University in St. Paul. She is now engaged in research, writing, spiritual direction, retreat work, and giving public lectures in her areas of specialty, Vatican Council II and the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday Morning Reflections - Lent Prayers & Practices
We invite you to deepen your Lenten experience as we ponder the prayers and practices of the season with Rita Mailander, Spiritual Director, who will lead the reflections
Dates: Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 8:30 am
Place: Lumen Christi First Floor Conference Room
Meets monthly (online or in person) on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm. We attempt to use writing to slow down and pay attention to the days we've been given. New members welcome.
Interested? Email or call Mary Jo at 651-435-3692
Fr. Dan's classmate, Fr. Mike Schmitz, provides the #1 podcast in the nation! Ascension's Bible in a Year Podcast guides Catholics through the Bible in 365 daily episodes. This is an exciting way to come to know the Living Word of God. Take a break in your day and enjoy! The link above brings you to the podcast the 365-day downloadable reading plan.
Each 20-25 minute episode includes:
Two to three scripture readings
A reflection from Fr. Mike Schmitz
A guided prayer to help you hear God' voice in his Word
https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/
This 3-minute-retreat features a daily theme with scripture passage, beautiful photo, instrumental music, reflection on the scripture, question to ponder, and closing prayer.
Music
Listen to our free Spotify playlist,
Psallite Music for Consolation, Hope and Healing,
featuring songs from the Psallite collection by the Collegeville Composers Group.
Praying Together, Praying Apart: At-Home Prayers for Times of Healing, Illness, and Death
The COVID-19 virus forces us to grapple with a difficult reality. Amid self-isolation and “stay-at-home” orders, an increasing number of people are experiencing sickness and death separated from other people. This resource strives to offer some concrete ways to pray, heal, and grieve together when we are physically apart. In addition, Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn, authors of God’s Good Earth, wrote a litany for the dying, the departed, and the grieving.
From Liturgical Press – St. John’s Collegeville