by Timo Saarinen | Dec 1, 2022 | Newsletter
Koko kansan juhla — The Great Joy for All the People Celebrations bring people together: birthdays, weddings, graduations, and many other happy gatherings. Different cultures and nations have their own kinds of celebrations. An angel appeared in the night field...
by Timo Saarinen | Nov 5, 2022 | Newsletter
Comfort in Store On the first weekend of November, All Saints’ Day, we remember those who have passed away. At that time, beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount are often read in churches. One of them reads: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they...
by Timo Saarinen | Sep 9, 2022 | Newsletter
Part of the Larger Story John F. Kennedy gave a famous speech at the time: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” Kennedy later...
by Timo Saarinen | Jun 2, 2022 | Newsletter
To love and be loved is a basic human need. This communication begins immediately in the mother’s womb. The experience of nurture, caring and safe boundaries is the foundation of love for a child. Love does not take merely a romantic form, like in most love...
by Timo Saarinen | Apr 6, 2022 | Newsletter
April May NewsletterIn the company of the Risen One Easter is a great celebration for the Christians. Jesus is risen. He has over-come the power of sin and death. Faith in the risen Jesus has moved you from the power of sin and death to be the heir to the...
by Timo Saarinen | Feb 4, 2022 | Newsletter
Command and Faith With confirmation class students, we have recently studied the Catechism and the Ten Commandments. In general, the word command can sound negative. You have to do something that someone else says. Naturally, we would like to choose for ourselves what...