According to Jim: the pursuit of holiness
"I am happy beyond my wildest dreams."
That was the sentence that stuck with Jim Schuster and helped change the direction of his life.
Schuster, who is the youngest of six, was a sophomore at the University of Illinois when a priest said to him, "Before I tell you anything else: I am happier than I ever imagined possible as a priest.…
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40 Days for Life campaign to raise awareness for Pro-Lifers
Forty days. If a person looks in the Bible, 40 is an extraordinary number. It represents the numbers of days that Jesus fasted in the desert, the number of days it rained when God wanted to cleanse the Earth, the number of days Moses was on the mountain with God, the number of days Egyptians believed was preparation for the afterlife and the number of days Jesus walked the Earth after his Crucifixion.…
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Lumpy Saints
Let's create something beautiful. First we need some clay. Get it a little wet, and then we'll pound it and smash it down, forming it into a flat circle. Now we can roll it or form it into whatever shape we want. And although the outcome may not be perfect, it will be pretty.…
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A mid-week shot in the arm for students, Wednesday night masses prove popular
The room is packed, standing room only, a priest, known for his break-dancing and love of Christ, walks out, and the crowd breaks into the contemporary, "Come Now is the Time to Worship," and mass begins.
It is Wednesday.
"I offered the "idea" to have a "Mid-week-shot-in-the-arm-mass" as a way to help people realize that we can't limit God and Church to just Sunday!" Fr.…
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