Tag Archives: Catholic Church

Palm Sunday and Desiring the Donkey

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Father Nathan Reesman

The Church’s power does not come from anything on this earth. Continue reading →

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On Respecting Human Life

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

As we cross into October, we again find ourselves observing Respect Life Sunday in this country. In this contentious election year, and in the context of another heated national conversation over the nomination of a new Supreme Court Justice, the … Continue reading →

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In Data We Trust: Covid and the Limits of Control

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

When control is disguised as charity, and our authorities become dehumanizing. Continue reading →

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Covid Red and Covid Blue: Observations From A Local Catholic Pastor

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

Even Viruses Can Have Colors Continue reading →

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Civil Rights and Wrongs: America in the Wake of Bostock

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

The Court has once again decreed who is and is not free, but not in the manner it first appears. Continue reading →

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Our Very Authentic 2020 Easter

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

Below is my bulletin column for Easter Sunday, 2020: A Blessed and Joyous Easter to all of you! We are of course all very accustomed to typical Easter routines and rituals that are painfully and strangely absent this year. There … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday: De-throning Corona

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

Here, a few days in advance, is my parish bulletin column for Palm Sunday. Start scouting out now the best branches in your yard in preparation for our great feast. Dear Friends at Saint Mary’s Immaculate Conception Parish and … Continue reading →

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Dead Funerals

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Father Nathan Reesman

We need to ask ourselves if our current rituals are empty of real meaning. Continue reading →

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Green and Christian

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Father Nathan Reesman

Why the Secular Green Movement Needs to Be Baptized Continue reading →

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The Signs of the Times: What is Next for the Church in the West

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Father Nathan Reesman

God still loves the post-Christian West. He will not abandon it. Continue reading →

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