Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
Why go to Church? Reason #7
My final reason for this series of “Why go to Mass?” is more of a summarizing statement more than merely a single reason. It is tempting to over-individualize faith, to make it just about me, what... Read More
Why go to Church? Reason #6
Go to Mass for the sake of others, not just me. To pray for the living and the dead (a work of mercy). In continuing my column series of “Why do I have to go to Mass, when I can just pray on my own?... Read More
Why go to Church? Reason #5
To unite myself to the saving sacrifice if Christ on the Cross, done most perfectly through the Mass. Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross is central to the saving work of Christ, that there is a POWER i... Read More
ATLAS of Central Iowa
Learn more about ATLAS of Central Iowa, the organization that helps manage the Barnabas House at St. Mark. Click here for the ATLAS Brochure.... Read More
Why go to Church? Reason #4
In continuing my column series of “… why do I have to go to Church, when I can just pray on my own?” Why go to Mass? Here is Reason 4) To ponder how to live and love better (both individually an... Read More
Why go to Church? Reason #3
Two weeks ago in my column, I talked about how one important aspect of being Church is gathering together as a Church in prayer, in the public communal liturgical prayer that is the Holy Sacrifice of ... Read More
Why go to Church? Reasons #1 & 2
I talked in my column last week about how one important aspect of being Church is gathering together as Church in prayer, in the public communal liturgical prayer that is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mas... Read More
Happy Birthday, Church! 7 Reasons to go to Mass
Happy Pentecost! Pentecost is sometimes referred to as the “Birthday of the Church” because it is the Holy Spirit given by Christ that makes us more than just a club or service organization, but b... Read More
