Spirituality

Fr. Glenn: The End is Near! (…maybe)

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

Well … it’s been a little while since I’ve seen a doomsayer prediction in the news … “The end is coming! … at X o’clock on [insert specific date here … rinse and repeat]” type. One can’t help but wonder why some who ascribe to the inerrancy of Biblical scriptures seem to forget Jesus: “Heaven and earth will pass away…But of that day and hour NO ONE knows…” (Matthew 24:35-36) Yet, despite such assurances from Jesus Himself, such predictions linger. Hopefully the doomsayer in his sincerity will be so kind as to discontinue the collection/tithing that week. “Ah … mortgage, schmortgage!” Read More

Posts From The Road: San Francisco de Asis Church

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Front Exterior: The front of the church is adorned with three crosses, one above the entry and one on each bell tower. A large buttress below each bell tower support the front of the structure. The shadow of a cross in the foreground is from the entrance archway to the church grounds. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
Light, Shadow and Form: The sculpted shapes of the church create interesting light and shadow forms all times of the day. A walk around the building reveals many unique design features. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
Window and Vigas: The window and vigas create
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Fr. Glenn: We Will Serve

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

A happy Veterans Day weekend to all of you veterans out there! … most especially to you who have been ordered to, and have endured, the trials and tribulations of combat zones. And, even more especially, to all of you who have physical and/or mental scars attesting to your courage and sacrifice more than any badge or medal or parade ever could. Thank you so much for your service to our nation and, ultimately, to her people.

And … it’s a doubly special day for Marines every year. November 10 is the much-hailed and hallowed Marine Corps birthday … the anniversary of the establishment Read More

Gold Mass At IHM In Honor Of Scientists Friday

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St. Albert the Great, patron saint of scientists. Courtesy/SCS

Society Of Catholic Scientists News:

The Northern New Mexico Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists will host a Gold Mass in honor of scientists at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos.

Gold Masses bring together members of the scientific professions, but all are invited to attend.

The homilist at the Mass is Deacon Ray Alcouffe, retired Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and Fellow of the American Nuclear Society.

Nov. 15 is the memorial of St. Albert the Great, who is the Read More

United Church Of Los Alamos Members Collect Items For Care Boxes For College And Military Students

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Members of the United Church of Los Alamos on Canyon Road recently collected items for care boxes for college and military students in their congregation. The members also collected items for Army Sergeant Ezra Maes, who while not a member of the church, is someone the members care about. Courtesy photo Read More

Shop On The Corner Annual Christmas Sale Dec. 4

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Shop on the Corner will hold its annual Christmas sale Dec. 4. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The holidays are coming and so is Shop on the Corner’s annual Christmas sale.

The sale is 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 4.

The public is encouraged to stop by the thrift store on the first floor of Trinity on the Hill Espicopal Church at the corner of Conyon Road and Diamond Drive. Read More

Interfaith Los Alamos Launches Winter Coat Drive

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 Interfaith Los Alamos hosts its winter coat drive. Courtesy photo

Interfaith Los Alamos News:

Interfaith Los Alamos has launched its winter coat drive to provide winter coats for refugees recently resettled in Albuquerque.

These refugees come from UN Refugee sites in Tanzania and Indonesia, sometimes after years spent in the camps. Coming from The Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan, these families find even an Albuquerque winter daunting. 

New coats and gift cards to buy coats will be delivered to Lutheran Family Services in Albuquerque, the sole remaining Read More

Fr. Glenn: ‘Must We?’

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

If you read about (or have experienced) Armed Forces boot camp/basic training, you recognize that arrivals to that training are in that arrival simply breaking the shell, as it were, as “hatchlings” in the service. Basic training is an apt analogy for anyone beginning in a new field of study or profession … and certainly for the budding Christian. One isn’t a “good” soldier, sailor, airman or Marine right off the bat; to become proficient in any field takes time—even a lifetime. For example, one might call the child who completes his first arithmetic assignment a “mathematician”,

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Shop On The Corner Offers Sale Wednesday

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TOTH News:

The Shop on the Corner Thrift Store will offer a sale on men’s and women’s pants and shirts 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Patrons can buy three items for $1. The sale excludes boutique items.

The Shop on the Corner Thrift Store is at the corner of Canyon Road and Diamond Drive, on the bottom floor of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Read More