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2017-07-21T11:20:04-04:00

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Fatherhood Rocks

Last updated on: July 21, 2017 at 11:20 am By Billy Kangas

I recently had a chance to share a little bit about my journey as a father on the new podcast “Fatherhood Rocks.” It’s a show that brings dads on to talk about their experiences with being dads. I’d not only ask you to take a listen to the interview I gave, which can be found HERE, but take a listen to the archives and subscribe. I was personally very inspired to see a man take seriously his role and the... Read more

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2017-07-19T15:59:20-04:00

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A New Kind of Family

Last updated on: July 19, 2017 at 3:59 pm By Billy Kangas

Family is the most basic expression of God's kingdom in this world. Read more

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2017-07-04T09:19:31-04:00

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God Bless America

Last updated on: July 4, 2017 at 9:19 am By Billy Kangas

It’s been a hard year to be an American. There’s been no end to the confusion and division. Many days I’ll confess I don’t recognize my country any more. Lady liberty seems to sing a different song to the tired, poor and huddled masses. Government seems less and less by and for the people and more a game of power and control.However, I am an American and even though it’s been hard; I believe hard things are worth doing. So... Read more

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2017-06-19T18:35:52-04:00

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Fatherhood

Last updated on: June 19, 2017 at 6:35 pm By Billy Kangas

This is how I felt becoming a father. It was something I had only experienced through my own father's love. Read more

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2017-04-26T08:41:23-04:00

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Aurora lucis rutilat: Reflections on an Ancient Hymn of Easter

Last updated on: April 26, 2017 at 8:41 am By Billy Kangas

This morning in Morning Prayer I was praying through a very old Easter hymn that has been attributed to the 4th century Bishop. St. Ambrose of Milan called Aurora Lucis Rutilat. The hymn is traditionally broken up into three parts which would be said in prayer throughout the day during the Easter season. I thought I would share a few thoughts and prayers I had while singing this hymn. Aurora lucis rutilat: The first part of the hymn talks about... Read more

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2017-04-22T08:08:24-04:00

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Living life in an Easter Key

Last updated on: April 22, 2017 at 8:08 am By Billy Kangas

The Christian life can be summarized as the living out of the pascal mystery in every part of our lives. It is making the celebration of Easter a lived reality in each day we are given. What this means is that by the Grace of the Father, in Christ and through the Holy Spirit, we commend each element of our existence into God’s hands. It is the setting right of an appetite that has ceased to hunger for God alone.... Read more

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2017-02-17T19:33:46-04:00

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Prayers for the Veneration of the Cross

Last updated on: February 17, 2017 at 7:33 pm By Billy Kangas

In Donald LaSalle’s article, “Devotion Searching for a Place in the Liturgy: The Development of the Good Friday Veneration of the Cross in the West” LaSalle highlights a the rich tradition that is reflected in the practice of venerating the Cross on Good Friday. It’s a great article if you have time to read it. As I was going through it he listed many of the prayers that the Church had used on this occasion. I thought it would be... Read more

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2017-04-18T16:32:10-04:00

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Lent begins

Last updated on: April 18, 2017 at 4:32 pm By Billy Kangas

Like many of you, a cross formed from the ashes of burnt palms dons my brow today. Lent begins for many of us. A time a deeper prayer, fasting, giving, and service. We are but dust. Life if fragile. We have such a brief sojourn here. I hope you can join me today in setting our heart and minds toward what lent reminds us about. Through prayer we connect with the source for all our life. The Christian faith... Read more

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2017-02-22T11:39:39-04:00

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Life on the foggy road

Last updated on: February 22, 2017 at 11:39 am By Billy Kangas

My neighborhood park this morning was beautiful. I love the fog. It helps defuse the light so you notice it all around. Perhaps I need to see the fog of life in this way. So often we strive to glimpse the future horizon of our life. Making plans for tomorrow. Dreaming of the prospective paths down the pike. There is something sacred in today and it is so easily missed. Perhaps uncertainty is a gift. Unexpected fog on life’s journey... Read more

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2017-02-22T23:17:07-04:00

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Why do Catholics Make the Sign of the Cross?

Last updated on: February 22, 2017 at 11:17 pm By Billy Kangas

Many wonder at why we use the cross so much in Catholic life. We make its sign on ourselves, our homes, our children, our possessions, our heart, our lips and our forehead… The answer is simple. The shape of the Christian life is cruciform. The Gospel always calls us to follow Christ’s example to lay out life aside for the life of others. The cross not only mediates between the Christian and God but also the Christian and neighbor, wife,... Read more

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