May 2018 West River Catholic
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Entries by Laurie Hallstrom
St. Joseph Parish, Cherry Creek: 125 years of parish life on the Cheyenne River
In 1891, a Benedictine missionary living on Standing Rock Reservation would travel to Cherry Creek to say Mass but due to the long distance it was not very often. Records show the first Mass in Cherry Creek was at the Little Bear Cabin. The first priests to attend to St. Joseph Church came from the […]
The road to priesthood: ‘You are exactly where God wants you to be’
Zane Pekron Age: 25 Home Parish: St. Mary, Milesville Parents: Steve and Nina Pekron Education: Minor seminary Immaculate Heart of Mary, Winona, Minn.; major seminary St. Paul School of Divinity, St. Paul, Minn. Pastoral Learning: Duc in Altum, Institute for Priestly formation, worked on the Pine Ridge Reservation with Jesuits, and hospital ministry program through […]
Help in answering important Catholic questions
In a January article in the West River Catholic, Father Michel Mulloy described how the Diocesan Priority Plan and Stewardship Initiative are actually two sides of same coin. “The Diocesan Priority Plan and the Stewardship Initiative are two ways of expressing the same mission. First of all both are grounded in a relationship with Jesus. […]
Seize every occasion to act in a loving, holy way
At the State Knights of Columbus Convention a couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of preaching at the Mass celebrated on Friday evening at St. Joseph Church in Spearfish. During the homily I asked the congregation the question, “How many think you are holy?” I have asked this question before in other settings […]
April 2018 West River Catholic
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We have reason to rejoice and thank God for his blessings
By Fr. Michel Mulloy, Vicar General In October of 2017, the Diocesan Liturgy Commission invited parishioners to answer a questionnaire. This questionnaire fulfilled one of the goals of the Diocesan Priority Plan that is to determine what people are experiencing when they celebrate Mass. (Please note that those who responded tended to be more active […]
Religious life moves into the 3rd millenium with young generous hearts
By Laurie Hallstrom “Consecrated life in the 3rd millennium will survive to the degree that we priests and religious ignite other’s fires and hearts,” said the second Pastoral Days keynote speaker, Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz, OP. She is one of four foundresses of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist in Ann Arbor, […]
Let Jesus remove your attachments and open you to his will
By Laurie Hallstrom Pastoral Ministry Days were held March 18-19 at Terra Sancta Retreat Center, Rapid City. The theme centered on vocations, and was titled, “Harvest.” The first keynote speaker was Fr. James Mason, the president-rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. He joined the seminary faculty in 2014 as Director of Spiritual Formation and […]
Serra Club could boost vocations in our diocese
One of the new ministries forming in our diocese is the Serra Club, an organization specifically for lay Catholics who wish to foster and support priesthood and religious life. The club’s name was inspired by the life of St. Junipero Serra, the Franciscan missionary who founded the California missions. The goals of the Serra Club […]