Dear Parishioners,
Congratulations to Levi Donald Salfer, son of Steven and Kayla; and Dalanie Catherine Daub, daughter of Paul and Rebecca, who were baptized in the last weeks.
Congratulations, too, to newly confirmed members of our parishes. May the Holy Spirit pour out all his blessings on them and make them full active members of the Church.
On Monday, Pope Francis gave a homily during which he stated that calumny (gossip) is a work of the devil: "We are all sinners; all of us. We all commit sins. But calumny is something else. It is of course a sin, too, but it is something more. Calumny aims to destroy the work of God, and calumny comes from a very evil thing: it is born of hatred. And hate is the work of Satan. Calumny destroys the work of God in people, in their souls. Calumny uses lies to get ahead. And let us be in no doubt, eh?: Where there is calumny, there is Satan himself." Everyone deserves the right to their reputation. Whether true or false, any spreading of harmful statements or personal attacks destroy that reputation. I find Pope Francis' words as a gentle reminder to think before I speak.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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