Deacon's Blog
National Night Out and God Provides
Posted by Richard Moore on 8/02/23
I am still basking in the glow of last night’s, Tuesday 8/1, National Night Out celebration hosted by St Pascal’s. We had a good turnout despite the threat of rain and eventual raindrops. It was wonderful to meet so many neighbors from our community and spend some time getting ... Read More »
Tabernacles
Posted by Richard Moore on 7/12/23
Last May, Julie and I enjoyed six days of bicycle riding in Iowa's beautiful Cedar River Valley, and enjoyed worshiping on Saturday night in Cedar Rapids with the energetic and welcoming community of St Pius X. As we were worshiping, I noticed their tabernacle was in a chapel to ... Read More »
Let's Iftar
Posted by Richard Moore on 3/08/23
Last year, I wrote about my experience attending an Iftar at the Afton Islamic Center (full text below). For the past year, God has put it into my heart to return and participate once again in this night of ecumenism enjoying the hospitality of our Islamic neighbors. God has ... Read More »
Lent is About Being Kingdom of Heaven Yeast
Posted by Richard Moore on 2/23/23
For years I have approached Lent as a hopeful opportunity to go out in the desert with Jesus and spend time in contemplative prayer, and then my actual Lenten experience is one of being busy with activities in the parish and outside the parish. For many years I felt ... Read More »
The Chosen
Posted by Richard Moore on 2/01/23
A little over a year ago, a St Pascal’s parishioner asked me about the series “The Chosen”. They had been watching it and their faith and curiosity about the life of Jesus were coming alive, but they were concerned if it was appropriate for them as a Catholic to ... Read More »
Just Faith
Posted by Richard Moore on 12/29/22
As we see another year coming to a close, it is natural to retrospect back over the year and see where one has gone, done, and experienced. Here at St Pascal's, 2022 was a good year as a parish, with a continued return to more normal worship, ministry, social ... Read More »
Two Resurrections
Posted by Richard Moore on 11/17/22
Every so often I will run across a theological concept that really strikes me as a profound truth that resonates with me. Last Monday’s Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours had a second reading from the treatise of St Fulgentius of Ruspe on the forgiveness of ... Read More »
RCIA 2022-2023
Posted by Richard Moore on 10/20/22
As I mentioned in my homily last weekend, RCIA is starting this week here are St Pascals. It was 28 years ago that I started my way into the Catholic Church through the RCIA process at Transfiguration Church. Thus RCIA has a special place in my heart and was ... Read More »
Eucharistic Ministers
Posted by Richard Moore on 10/12/22
I remember about 3 years after I became a fully initiated Catholic, Julie came home one night and said that she had signed us up to be Eucharistic Ministers. This definitely left me feeling uneasy and fearful of handling the Eucharist in serving the Body and especially the Blood ... Read More »
The Confiteor
Posted by Richard Moore on 8/31/22
Last weekend at Mass, as we do once a month, we used The Confiteor for the Penitential Rite at the beginning of Mass. "I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters…"
It might surprise you to learn that The Confiteor is my favorite form of ... Read More »