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World Cup soccer has descended upon our country. The arrival of this global tournament has brought fans all over the world to experience our great country. For many of these fans, it’s their first trip to the U.S., and their response is priceless. They are so amazed at the size of our stores, the food we eat, the people they meet and the beauty of our country. Many want to stay here and not go…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502  www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

I am old enough to remember the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the United States. In case you need me to do the math for you, it was 1976.  The celebrations of that year were enormous. It seemed that the celebration started in January and ran all the way through December.  July Fourth fell on a Sunday that year, so churches had special services in honor of the 200th anniversary of the…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502  www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

Have you ever sung the song “I’ll Be a Sunbeam”? It was written in 1898 by Ellen A. (Nellie) Talbot for a Sunday school convention. The first verse says, “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, to shine for Him each day; In every way try to please Him, At home, at school, at play.”  Remember the last time a sunbeam broke through the clouds after a thunderstorm? That sunbeam brings a ray of hope and a ray…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502  www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

At a bonfire one early summer evening, a dad turned to the teenage boys in our group and said, “You’ll never understand how much your parents love you until you have a child of your own.” That line stuck with me.  Growing up, I knew my parents loved me. But ten years after that bonfire conversation, when my wife told me she was pregnant, I finally understood more about the extent. Before ever…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

How many of you have noticed that there is a lot of negative reporting in our national news?  Many people talk about how divided we are as a state and a nation. It’s sad because it can start to negatively affect relationships between people in communities and families.  When I was young, our teachers would tell us that we had an attitude problem. Like usual our teachers were right. Our attitude…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

I’m not clear the number of phones I have owned. I recall my first cell phone was an actual phone in a carry bag that could be used in a vehicle. I thought this would be my first and last phone. After all, could it get any better? Indeed it has. From that first phone to a flip phone. I felt as if I was on the “Star Ship Enterprise!” “Beam me up Scotty!”  Then came a phone with internet, texting…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

I have been thinking about the word “rest” for a couple months now as I have been preparing for a season of rest. The leadership and members of Living Rock Church have gifted me a sabbatical this summer. A sabbatical, if you are unfamiliar with it, is a time of rest, replenishment, and to refocus on what God has called you to as a pastor.  Here are some observations I have made from my own…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information.  Luverne…

Seasons are changing, and it’s time to rummage! Do you associate spring with rummage sales, garage sales, or even junk days? Apparently, there is a difference between a rummage sale and a garage sale. A quick internet search for “what is a rummage sale” shows that a rummage sale is a sale of donated, miscellaneous second-hand items—such as clothing, household goods, toys, and books—organized to…

St. Catherine Catholic Church  203 E. Brown St., Luverne  St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org  Father Joshua Miller, Pastor  Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.  Luverne Christian Reformed Church  605 N.…