Kneeling or Standing (part I of IV)

07-31-2016Pastor's LetterFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I wanted to spend some time on this topic of kneeling versus standing when receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion. Some parishioners have brought this question to my attention in recent months and I thought some clarification would be helpful.

You may have noticed that some people stand while others kneel when receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion. Is one way better than the other? Is receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion in the kneeling or standing position a matter of personal preference? The Church actually does address these questions in great detail.

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In the Hand or On the Tongue (part II of II)

07-24-2016Pastor's LetterFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This is the conclusion of a two-part series that addresses this issue of receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion on the tongue versus receiving Him in our hand. If you would like to see more about this subject, please see the article written by Paul M. Matenaer for the Catholic Harold called “What is the Correct Posture for Receiving Communion”. I believe he does a nice job of addressing this topic.

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Handing on the Faith (part II of II)

07-17-2016Pastor's LetterFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Parents and grandparents are irreplaceable apostles. This is a concise way of saying that adults have a vital role in preserving the faith and handing it on to future generations. I found a few tips to help Catholic parents and grandparents pass on the faith and I added a few from my own experience.

Hearing you pray out loud for them will move your children and grandchildren. Pray specifically about their future, their education and their faith. Pray about your desire to see them someday in heaven. Also, read stories to them about the saints and tailor those stories to match their interests (There is a saint for everything!).

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In the Hand or On the Tongue? (Part I of II)

07-10-2016Pastor's LetterFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I have had a few people ask me about the correct way of receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion. So I have decided to present a two-part series that addresses this issue of receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion on the tongue versus receiving Him in our hand. If you would like to see more about this subject, please see the article written by Paul M. Matenaer for the Catholic Herold called “What is the Correct Posture for Receiving Communion”. I believe it does a nice job of addressing this topic.

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Real Freedom

07-03-2016Pastor's LetterFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Since the time of Christ, Christians and, specifically, Catholics have been under attack. You may have heard about the child being barred from performing a Christian song at a school for a talent show. Other examples of these attacks on Christian freedom include public spaces that have forbidden prayer. Our government has told pastors what they can and cannot say from the pulpit.

Students are expelled for publicly expressing their views on abortion. Now our government has passed a law that “redefines” marriage apart from God’s plan for marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Who knows, I may be arrested for writing this column since it could be seen by some people as “hate speech”?!?! These are just a few examples of how Catholics are under attack by those who wish to silence us.

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