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Dreary Outside, Self-Isolating Inside 0 (0)

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

I’m writing this partly as a followup on Thursday’s “Self-Isolation in the Family” post. And partly because I got frustrated with what I’d been trying to write today. My son is still sick, and it’s a damply dismal Saturday afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Staying In this Weekend 0 (0)

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

(My desk: clutter/knickknacks/curios and all.) The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t affect my weekly routine until last Tuesday. That’s when Bishop Kettler announced that public Masses in the diocese are suspended until April 13. The St. Faustina Adoration chapel here in Sauk … Continue reading →

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Mass Suspended: COVID-19 and the Common Good 0 (0)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

Catholic churches in the St. Cloud diocese aren’t shutting down. Pastoral care will continue. But today our bishop announced that public Masses won’t happen in the diocese until after April 13: “Bishop Kettler: Public Masses in diocese suspended through April … Continue reading →

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Polka Mass and Adoration 0 (0)

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Brian H. Gill

I thought this was going to be a short and simple look at my parish’s polka Mass and the Adoration Chapel in St. Paul’s parish. Then I wondered when and where the first polka Mass was. That reminded me of … Continue reading →

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