Fr. Glenn: Days Gone By … And Work To Do
By Rev. Glenn JonesSeen on Facebook the other day: “Vote as you please … but please vote.” Good slogan.
It’s kind of a reminiscing weekend. First of all, we at Immaculate Heart of Mary are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of our current church building. Our “quinquagenarian” (yeah, I had to look that up) still looks pretty darn good for its age … and we’re thankful for whomever decided on brick architecture! Lots of interior changes over the years, but the outside is pretty much the same except for the addition of the Read More
Knights of Columbus Haunted House Oct. 26-27
Donations Needed For Children’s Christmas Bazaar
A young shopper at a previous Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/TOTH
TOTH News:
Donations are needed for the annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 1 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.
The success of this event relies on donations of new and gently used items from members of our community. Suggested donations include dolls, stuffed animals (any size), action figures, toys, baby toys, jewelry, unopened lotions, perfumes, soap and bubble bath, unopened puzzles, coffee cups, tea cups, knick knacks, ornaments and Read More
Free Film Sponsored By Los Alamos Chapter Of Hadassah: Challah Rising In The Desert
Challah Rising in the Desert film poster. Courtesy/Hadassah
HADASSAH News:
Challah Rising in the Desert: The Jews of New Mexico celebrates the history and people of New Mexico’s unique Jewish community. A special screening of this feature documentary will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Reel Deal Theater.
The screening is sponsored by the Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah. The movie is free to attend, but donations for medical research at Hadassah Hospital in Israel are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the film.
In the new feature documentary, braided Challah bread Read More
Fr. Glenn: What Must I Do?
By Rev. Glenn JonesA beautiful Gospel reading in the Catholic Mass this weekend—one of the most poignant encounters in the scriptures. A rich man in fine clothes throws himself at the feet of a wandering preacher and his dusty band, obviously having heard of, or witnessed, Jesus’ teaching and miracles. Full of enthusiasm, he calls out: “Good teacher!”… but Jesus replies: “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.”
Jesus doesn’t want the man to get caught up in desperate hero-worship, as many do with charismatic leaders. We remember Read More
Knights Of Columbus Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Hosts 50th Anniversary Celebration Saturday Night
Members of the Knights Of Columbus Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary gather for a photo during their 50th Anniversary Celebration Saturday night at the Columbian Hall on DP Road. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. For more information, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: Old Friends Long Gone
By Rev. Glenn JonesReceived a text this morning about the passing of a good friend in my former parish. She was the deacon’s wife … always very kind and pleasant and generous … not to even mention that she made the best dang chile rellenos in the state! … along with just about anything else that graced the palates of her charges. Few failed to make a beeline to her cooking at parish functions, and many were the expressions of lamentation and woe when people recalled the closing of their restaurant years before.
She and the deacon lived just across Read More
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Celebrates 50 Years
Letter To The Editor: Catholic Church
By CAMILLE MORRISONI would like to make some comments on a column (link) by Father Glenn Jones that was published recently about an editorial (link) that was published Sept. 12, 2018 in the New Mexican.
His response to why women can’t be ordained priests was to quote an apostolic letter written by Pope John Paul II, which states, “Though women (for theological, not arbitrary, reasons) are not ordained, they remain invaluable nonetheless to the operation of parishes; hospitals, various ministries and to the global church.” Women have come a long way since that was published Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Tangled Web
By Rev. Glenn JonesFind yourself bored? Need a little excitement? … an adrenaline rush? This week all you may need do is find a crowded room and shout “Kavanaugh!”… and dive for cover. Let the melee begin.
The Kavanaugh hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee was quite the divisive spectacle last week. Now that issue has been passed on to the Senate, we are no doubt going to be afforded even more drama. One cannot but weary of it all … saddened as we watch the nation subjected to yet another trial of faith in its government. It seems that one Read More
Women’s Buddhist Meditation At Unitarian Church
Fr. Glenn: Right Judgment
By Rev. Glenn Jones“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” (John 7:24)
Boy, is THIS exhortation not applicable for our own day! How we are quick to judge others, often judging the good as bad … and vice versa, unfortunately.
It is often said that people have a “public face”—the façade maintained for the benefit of others … and of ourselves. In a negative illustration, the hypocritical scribes and Pharisees that Jesus excoriates in the Gospels are a prime example: “…hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly
Peaceful Heart: Morning Of Buddhist Meditation
Fall Bible Conference Features Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.
‘Learning To LOVE The Word Like Mary’ Women’s Breakfast Featuring Speaker Sonja Corbitt At IHM Oct. 6
Sonja Corbitt
IHM News:
Fr. Glenn: No, It’s Not Time…
By Rev. Glenn JonesI’m hoping not to weary the reader by ceaseless pondering on the problems and issues experienced by the Catholic Church recently, but there was an editorial in the Santa Fe New Mexican the other day, which really required some response. Many of you may have seen that editorial, and it is my hope that the response submitted will clarify some of the teaching/positions of the Catholic faith if nothing else. But … as I have no idea whether the SFNM will actually publish that submission, it is offered to you below. Many readers will Read More
State GOP Issues Statement On Rosh Hashanah
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Ryan Cangiolosi released the following statement on Rosh Hashanah:
Rosh Hashanah marks a very special time for our friends in the Jewish community. It is a time to reflect and celebrate the year ahead. We hope this year is filled with joy, peace and prosperity. We extend warm wishes to our friends in Israel, who will always share a special relationship with New Mexico and the United States. Shanah Tovah to all. Read More
Fr. Glenn: Shining The Light
By Rev. Glenn JonesYou may have seen the stories in the state and national news this week of several states’ attorneys general in the U.S.—including ours in New Mexico—subpoenaing Catholic dioceses’ for all material pertaining to child abuse by clergy and staff. I’ve often wondered why such hasn’t been done long before now, and can’t deny that I’m glad to see it come about if it effects more assurance in the public. Not that I expect much, if any, new revelations in the Santa Fe Archdiocese; hopefully not in others, either.
But such scrutiny Read More
State Police Investigate Homicide At San Rafael Church
NMSP News:
GRANTS – The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was contacted around 7 a.m., Sept. 1, to investigate a homicide at the San Rafael Church.
Investigators learned that around 6:30 a.m., the Grants Police Department was alerted to a person laying in the parking lot of the church. Officers arrived to find Paul Valdez, 30, of San Rafael deceased. New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents as well as New Mexico State Police Crime Scene Team were called.
Valdez’s death is being treated as a homicide. The investigation is very preliminary with no details currently available. Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Critter Superhighway
By Rev. Glenn JonesAs many of you know, it can be quite the mini-adventure living next to one of the canyons here in Los Alamos. Not only do we have the beauty of the pines, the oaks, the geology, the pleasing contours of the land, but we also are treated to a panoply of wildlife traipsing even through our yards.
Over at IHM I’ve seen all sorts of wildlife in my five years here—raccoons, bears, foxes, Pokemoners (just kidding! … but they DO seem to be most prevalent. When’s huntin’ season for them things up here, anyway? Well … most of ‘em are kind
