Deacon's Blog
Healing Racism, Listening
Posted by Richard Moore on 6/12/20
This is the first of a series of blog posts on healing racism. I am not sure how many posts there will be, but after a couple of weeks of God putting this task in my heart, I will trust and start writing what the Holy Spirit brings to ... Read More »
Sad and Angry
Posted by Richard Moore on 5/29/20
As I write this the events of the last few weeks have combined to bring sadness and anger to my heart. I am sad and angry that people of color are dying in disproportionate numbers in encounters with law enforcement. I am sad and angry that people are using ... Read More »
Above The Law?
Posted by Richard Moore on 5/22/20
This blog post is my response to the action of the Minnesota Bishops stating they would allow parishes to return to mass with capacities that violate the current emergency order of the State of Minnesota. I write this as a concerned citizen of the State of Minnesota and also ... Read More »
Finding Jesus
Posted by Richard Moore on 5/14/20
Fifth Joyful Mystery: The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
Praying each mystery of the rosary is an opportunity to meditate on an important moment in the Gospel story, and the final Joyful Mystery is the finding of Jesus in the temple. This moment for Mary and Joseph must ... Read More »
Video Production at St Pascal's
Posted by Richard Moore on 5/01/20
I hope you have been able to watch daily and Sunday Mass on St Pascal’s YouTube channel. If not, you can find the YouTube channel here or you can “like” the St Pascal’s Facebook page where we post a link to the Mass videos every day. Today I wanted ... Read More »
Sexist Language
Posted by Richard Moore on 4/24/20
For about 3 years Julie and I attended an ecumenical bible study at By The Rivers in St Paul. We really enjoyed the experience and were sad when the group stopped meeting. The study was open to people of all faith and we would study scripture on a particular ... Read More »
Tribal God
Posted by Richard Moore on 4/17/20
A couple of weeks ago I briefly mentioned the concept of a Tribal God. There are times when you hear or read about a concept and it really gets under your skin and festers (in a good way). For me, this has been the concept of a “Tribal God” ... Read More »
The Veil Was Torn in Half
Posted by Richard Moore on 4/10/20
Last Sunday our Palm Sunday reading from the Gospel of Matthew states:
“And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.”
Every time I hear about the veil being torn in two I think back many years to when we were watching one ... Read More »
Thoughts From The Tenderloin
Posted by Richard Moore on 4/02/20
Last week I read a powerful reflection by our Godson Christopher Graske that has been in my prayers and thoughts over the last week and I thought I would share it with you. Christopher felt a strong call from God at an early age to spread the news of ... Read More »
Contemporary Christian Music
Posted by Richard Moore on 3/26/20
Many times in my homilies and presentations I have mentioned how much I enjoy listening to contemporary Christian music. This love is shared by Julie and we just attended the TobyMac Hits Deep Tour 2020 three weeks ago in the Target Center with 13000 other fans. We really enjoyed ... Read More »