Spirituality

Los Alamos Hosts Knights Of Columbus State Meeting

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Los Alamos hosts the statewide organizational meeting of members of the Knights of Columbus July 8-10 at IHM and the K of C Hall on DP Road. Photo by Bob Brewer

Knights of Columbus members from across the state register in the IHM Parish Hall July 8 for their organizational meeting. Photo by Bob Brewer

Knights of Columbus members gather in the IHM Parish Hall July 8 including Los Alamos officers: Grand Knight David Jolley, Deputy Grand Knight Martin Aguilera, Chancellor Chad Meyer, Recorder Joshua Sauppe, Financial Secretary Esteban Rougier, Advocate Bill Mairson, Treasurer Joe Gutierrez, Read More

Pastor Granillo: The Meaning Of Life

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Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

The Meaning of Life.

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 (NIV)

I have no doubt that everyone has had that moment when they have asked themselves, “Why do I bother?” 

Sometimes it’s in a semi-humorous situation, like asking not to be transferred for the 12th time, while trying to get the right Internet tech on the phone, only to find yourself disconnected or listening to the automated message you started with. Other times it can be more serious, like

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Faith & Science Summer Series: ‘What Makes Us Human?’ At TOTH Wednesday

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Bob Reinovsky’s lecture at 6:15 p.m., Wednesday addresses ‘The Quest for Human Uniqueness.’ Courtesy photo
 
LAFSF News:
 
The Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum continues its summer series on the topic “What Makes Us Human?”, Wednesday, July 20 at Kelly Hall at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.
 
Bob Reinovsky’s lecture will address “The Quest for Human Uniqueness.” In this talk he will attempt to simplify the topic by looking at the implication of theory of mind – and what some call the secondary theory of mind – in
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Former Cop Gives Talk To Protect Children Thursday

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Deacon Robert Bustamante

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to hear a presentation by Deacon Robert Bustamante on his time as a police officer assigned to the vice squad in Portland, Ore.

Young people are often very naive to the dangers lurking in the world and can fall into the traps set to draw them into that life, especially young people going to college and away from home for the first time.

Young people, parents and other community members are invited to hear this important talk at 6:30 p.m., Thursday in the Parish Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. Read More

Pastor Granillo: Answering Wisdom

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

Answering Wisdom.

“Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? At the highest point along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud: “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind” (Proverbs 8:1-3 NIV).

There is a great need for wisdom in our world. Wisdom to discern the truth from the lie. Wisdom to choose the right leaders. Wisdom to identify the victim from the assailant. Wisdom to bring order into the chaos that is found in our everyday life. There Read More

Letter To The Editor: Unitarian Church Says Black Lives Matter

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By Rev. John Cullinan, pastor
and on behalf of the Board of Trustees
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos

The murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile this week, along with the murders of police officers in Dallas, should serve as a wake up call to the people of our nation that cycles of violence in our communities cannot be dismantled until we begin to examine the effects of historic racism imprinted into the systems of our American culture.

The call of the Black Lives Matter movement to awaken to systemic racism in our country and to end the disproportionate amount of violence committed against Read More

Tips To Becoming More Generous

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Gregory Baumer was a 25-year-old analyst at a Boston private equity firm pulling down $250,000 a year. Why not drop $1,000 a month for dinners out with his wife? Baumer was a Spender. Courtesy photo

EMSI News:

Americans like to think of themselves as generous people.

John Cortines was earning six figures as a petroleum engineer for a major oil company in Louisiana. He so delighted in the prospect of shoring up wealth for his young family that his online banking password was ‘retire_at_40!’ Cortines was a Saver. Courtesy photo

And often, the numbers back that up, such as a recent report that Read More

Pastor Granillo: Praise The Lord!

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Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

Admittedly, there are days when praising God is harder than others. It’s harder to praise God when my wife and four kids are sick. It’s harder to praise God when an unexpected bill arises but the income doesn’t change. It’s harder to praise God when I feel like I have failed. It’s harder to praise God when we lose loved ones. The truth is, there are a lot of times when it is hard to praise God.

I used to think that all of the Psalms were Pollyanna type messages of how perfect life was for the believer and how easy it must be to praise the Lord. Then I read them. I realized that many,

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