St. Joseph’s story, what we know of it, is defined by babies. There’s the startling pregnancy of his betrothed, Mary, that he had to reconcile in his own heart, with the help of an angel. Then there was the miraculous birth of the Christ-child, of which he had to...
Fr. Joseph Evinger authors the “Questions I was Afraid to Ask” column for the Diocese of Bismarck. This article, which was published on March 3, is reprinted with the diocese’s permission. By Fr. Joseph Evinger Fr. Joseph Hajduch, C.PP.S., who served at St....
By Fr. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. We hear in today’s Gospel, “Jesus said to Nicodemus: ‘Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.’” There is a new Jesus movie out...
David Hoying, C.PP.S. Fr. Henry Joseph Drees has the distinction of serving the most years as provincial director, serving, either by election or appointment, for 18 years. A native of Oldenburg, Germany, and a blacksmith by trade, Drees came to the Community at the...
Jean Giesige, Companion Larry Jenkins was the kind of guy who, if you were sitting next to him in chapel at a Community event, could exude an aura of total absorption and worshipful attention that indicated he was deep in conversation with his Creator. Then the minute...
