Deacon O’Hara: Power Of Choice And Free Will
By Deacon Jim O’Hara“Why did God have to put that tree in the garden?”
I think this is a great question; a question that is very appropriate to the readings heard on the First Sunday of Lent. The answer is, the tree is there because a choice had to be made. In Chapter four of his first letter, St. John tells us simply that God is love. Our Christian theology explains this statement by telling us that God is a community of three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Father gives all of Himself, in love, to the Son. The Son returns this love to Read More
Pastor Granillo: Reasonable Disobedience
By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting 40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry. Matthew 4:1-2 (NIV)
I struggle sometimes with remembering that not everything is black and white. The Christian Church has been guilty of this as well. Its message has sometimes been, “Here is the rule, there is no excuse for disobedience.”
Sometimes we treat people as if every decision in their life is simple, “Choose A, not B, and you will get C”. This, of course, is not always true. Life is complex. Every single person on this planet, at this Read More
An Open Book: Let There Be Light
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZA theoretical physicist and good friend of mine revels in the observation that in the Scriptures God created Light first. As if the cosmic microwave background radiation were not sufficient evidence of the theory of the Big Bang, he can point to Genesis as further cosmic, or maybe Cosmic, confirmation. To me, however, there is a simpler reason why God would have placed Light in the epicenter of Creation.
Without contrast, without distinctions, there is no universe, and the most fundamental contrast is between light and darkness.
I felt that contrast increasing Read More
United Church Of Los Alamos Hosts 32nd Annual Trip
Group photo. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Shows Support For Threatened Jewish Communities Across U.S. At Tonight’s Candlelight Vigil
Since Jan. 1, 77 Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) — nearly half of all JCCs in the United States — have received bomb threats, as have eight Jewish schools. Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis, Philadelphia and Rochester, New York have been vandalized. And a bullet was fired into the window of a (thankfully, empty) synagogue classroom in Evansville, Ind. This surge of anti-semitic acts has left many American Jews, including members of the Los Alamos Jewish community, feeling new anxieties about their own safety and the safety of their communal institutions. To show support for their fellow JewishLetter To The Editor: About ‘Civility’ In Public Discourse
By RICHARD NEBELThis is in response to two columns by Father Glenn (link, link), two letters to the editor by Khalil Spencer (link, link), a column by Pastor Granillo (link), along with contributions from the prophet Isaiah, St. Luke, St. Paul, and everybody else who has recently written in to the Los Alamos Daily Post discussing “civility” in public discourse.
Now, who could possibly be opposed to “civility” in public discourse? Well, it depends on how it is defined, who defines it, and most importantly, how it is implemented.
The simple fact of the matter is this: “civility” Read More
Pysanky: Learn Thousand Year Old Art Form March 25
Los Alamos Stands With Jewish Communities Across America With Candlelight Vigil Monday Evening
COMMUNITY News:
Just since the beginning of this year, 77 Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) — nearly half of all JCCs in the United States — have received bomb threats, as have eight Jewish schools. Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Rochester, New York have been vandalized. And a bullet was fired into the window of a (thankfully, empty) synagogue classroom in Evansville, Ind.
This surge of anti-semitic acts has left many American Jews, including members of the Los Alamos Jewish community, feeling new anxieties about their own safety and the safety of their communal institutions. Read More
Scenes From Friday’s Traditional Lenten Fish Fry
Dessert is part of the traditional Fish Fry served to community members during Lent at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road. The next Fish Fry is 5-7 p.m., Friday, March 10 and tickets are sold at the door, $10 for adults and $7 for children and everyone is welcome to attend. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Diners fill IHM Parish Hall Friday evening for the weekly Lenten Fish Fry. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Knight’s of Columbus members Steve Ciddio, left, and Robert Divine take tickets at Friday’s Fish Fry dinner. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: Civility And Graciousness…One More Time
By Rev. Glenn Jones
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos
During Lent we read a lot from the prophet Isaiah at our Catholic Mass, and part of our reading Saturday was:
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
Then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday;
Then the LORD will guide you always…
(Isaiah 58:9-11 NAB)
That “malicious speech” thing continues to hit home. I rather like the Revised Standard Version (RSV) better; it seems a bit Read More
Pastor Raul Granillo: We Are Missional
By PASTOR RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 (NIV)
It often seems like there is more bad news being broadcast than good news. It’s refreshing when we hear about people selflessly helping others or news about situations that have been changed for the better. The Christian has the opportunity—even the responsibility—to be a part of that good news.
The third core value of the Nazarene church is that we are missional. Read More
Heinrich, Heller Introduce Legislation To Safeguard Jewish And Other Faith-Based Community Centers
U.S. SENATE News:St. Job Of Pochaiv Orthodox Church Gathering Sunday
Fr. Theophan Mackey says a prayer inside Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church on Trinity Drive. Courtesy photoThree Churches Join Together For Special Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service In White Rock Tonight
United Church Of Los Alamos Hosts Annual Mexico Mission Auction March 12
UNITED CHURCH News:Three Local Champions Emerge In 2017 Knights Of Columbus District Free Throw Contest
2017 Knights of Columbus District Champions, Bejamin Sanchez – first row, 3rd from left, Lukas Ulibarri – first row, 1st from right and Joshua Woodson, 2nd row, 1st from right. Courtesy photo
2017 Knights of Columbus district participants and Knights of Columbus members. Courtesy photo
Letter To The Editor: A Tribute To Pastor Granillo
By HOLLY BATESPastor Raul: We Are A Holiness People
By Pastor Raul Granillo The Power Of Prayer…
Fr. Scott McKee survives near death experience. Courtesy photo
ESPAÑOLA – Doctors placed Pastor Scott McKee on life support last week at Presbyterian Española Hospital. He was battling a grave lung infection and lay near death. Just 24 hours later, the Roman Catholic priest recovered, and perplexed doctors released him Sunday from the hospital.
Fr. Scott McKee, 56, serves three Northern New Mexico parishes: St. Patrick in Chama, San José in Los Ojos and Santo Niño in Tierra Amarilla. He explained that his parishioners and others
