Faith - The Journal

The seventh journey: New Jerusalem and new mysteries

Walk along with me on our seventh journey and final trek through this life. Might this be your current journey? Over the past six months, I wrote about the seven journeys we take...

DATE: Feb 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Faith

Eliminate ‘things and stuff’ and find God

As part of my getting ready for the New Year a couple weeks ago I decided to clean the top of my desk. That might sound easy, but first I had to find the top of my desk. You see, ...

DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Faith

Catholic Daughter’s Education Contest

The 2015 National Catholic Daughter’s Education Contest contest is underway for Catholic and non-Catholic students in grades four through 12. This year’s themes are “Love Your Nei...

DATE: Jan 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Faith

Have a ‘wonder-full’ Christmas always

Whether you are reading this before Christmas or during the 12 Days of Christmas following Dec. 25, I wish you a “wonder-full” Christmas. Or perhaps I should say “A Christmas Full of Wonder....

DATE: Dec 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Hanukkah offers Christians and Jews reasons to celebrate together

By William J. Kuik This year, the eight-day festival of Hanukkah begins on Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, and continues through Dec. 24. Some people think of this holiday as...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

A labor of love

Church members spend year creating life-size, walk-through Nativity

DATE: Dec 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Pope’s anti-slavery initiative gets broad support

VATICAN CITY — Religious leaders from a half-dozen faiths signed a new Vatican initiative Tuesday to end modern-day slavery by 2020, declaring that human trafficking, organ trafficking and f...

DATE: Dec 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Our fourth journey in life – the Pillar of Fire

You and I are on one of seven journeys. The first journey takes us from the Garden of Eden, where our world met all of our needs and wants met for a little while, just like being in the womb...

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Pope considers removing marriage annulment charges

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the hardships Catholics can face when seeking marriage annulments, revealing he once fired an official who tried to charge thousands of dol...

DATE: Nov 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Briefs

Kizuri Creations coming to Cortez Lily Mutai, of Nairobi, Kenya, will talk about her ministry at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Cortez First United Methodist Church at 515 N...

DATE: Oct 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Blessing of the Animals will be held at Cortez pond

All well-behaved animals invited to the nondenominational blessing

DATE: Oct 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith

Members pitch in to remodel church

More than 100 people descended on the Cortez Jehovah’s Witness Fellowship Hall last week to get a job done. One day the church, located on Empire Street, was a serene, quiet spot ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Faith