Author Archive for: lhallstrom
Entries by Laurie Hallstrom
What’s your pandemic story?
Preserving a Catholic Community By Kathy Cordes, Diocesan Archivist Has your prayer life strengthened? Has your family bonded like never before? Have you watched Mass at your parish on social media? A few of our greatest blessings during our quarantine time — priests on social media, Mass and being able to watch multiple […]
Stewardship: The theology of weeds
It felt good to get out into my flower beds this weekend. As I was pulling up weeds, doing a little pruning and planting pots of annuals, I thought about all of the spiritual lessons I have learned over the years in the garden. Weeds have taught me a lot. When my children […]
A prayer to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus
“Oh, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but, most of all because I have offended you, My God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the […]
I come to the end of this journey conformed to God’s will
All good things must come to an end, so the saying goes, and it is true. When you read the next issue of the West River Catholic our new bishop will have an article for you to read. At least, I hope that is what will happen. Come to think about it, he will be […]
Rachel’s Vineyard Team lead in BH Pregnancy Center fundraiser
Carol Kling and Susan Gunn, walking around Shadehill in Lemmon. The women who walked on behalf of Rachel’s Vineyard ranked first in the BH Pregnancy Center fundraiser. (Courtesy photo) By Family Life Ministries Staff “It broke our hearts to cancel our Rachel’s Vineyard retreat this year,” says Carol Kling, Team Leader of the Rachel’s Vineyard […]
Jesus is still hearing our prayers
Last fall, I would often find on the GroupMe App for the Newman Rocksquad, “I am praying night prayer at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m.; would anyone like to join me?” I would always try to say yes to this and join the students for night prayer. These invitations led us to begin offering a […]
‘We all get stuck in our pride’
By Fr. Michel Mulloy I shudder when I think of some of the crazy things I did as a young priest in liturgy. Reflecting on my youthfulness and energy makes me laugh and sometimes cry. I say to myself, “How could I be so stupid?” I am not sure it was stupidity or even youthful […]
Seeking what is best for our brothers and sisters in Christ
Limited public Masses are starting in our diocese. I have taken a little teasing about this label that I have created for this first step in our return to normal life. It is all in good fun, but I have learned over the years that words do matter. These Masses are public in the sense […]
Pope Francis names Fr. Peter Muhich as Bishop of Rapid City
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named Father Peter M. Muhich, a priest of the Diocese of Duluth as the Bishop of Rapid City. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on May 12, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The Diocese of Rapid City has been a vacant see since […]
