Dear Parishioners,         In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch.  He made application to the Prior at the local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, "do you understand that the pledge here is one of obedience?  That will be hard because you have been a king."  "I understand," said Henry, "The rest of my life I will be obedient to you, as Christ leads you."  "Then I will tell you what to do," said Prior Richard.  "Go back to your throne and serve faithfully in the place where God has put you."  Read more...

 

 

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Fr. Daniel is again offering his popular Winter Lecture Series. This series will focus on the Gospels and will include an in depth look into the origin and evolution of the four main Gospels in the Bible.  Sessions will be held on the last Wednesday of each month. Due to scheduling difficulties the next session will be March 3, 2010. The scheduled March lecture will be on the 24th since the 31st falls within Holy Week. 

 

Each session begins with a light social at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7:00 pm.  The cost is $20, register by emailing Bob Hofstader at rhofstader@aol.com or by calling the parish office at 303.388.1643.