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2015-04-21T10:38:47-04:00

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Prayer Request: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Last updated on: April 21, 2015 at 10:38 am By Billy Kangas

This week, the United Nations is deliberating in New York how to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that it will launch formally in September. These decision will impact how the world helps those in need. In the past sometimes our efforts to help have been poorly managed. Food aid can wind up destabilizing a local economy, or can cause create a culture of dependence rather than fostering entrepreneurial opportunities. I encourage you to pay attention to how these... Read more

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2015-04-20T22:09:45-04:00

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My Journey to Workplace Faithfulness

Last updated on: April 20, 2015 at 10:09 pm By Billy Kangas

As a layperson in the church, learning how to be faithful in my work is something that is close to my heart. I have worked in a lot of contexts and have often struggled to balance how my faith related to my work. Back when I was a first entering the workforce the main model of faith at work I used was evangelization and the main method I used was exhibition. I showed my faith by displaying my faith. I wore Christian... Read more

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2015-04-13T16:30:38-04:00

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Fighting Hunger 50K at a time

Last updated on: April 13, 2015 at 4:30 pm By Billy Kangas

Hey friends, I just wanted to share with you a project I’m starting. I have been blessed to share my life with many of you digitally so I wanted to share a bit of a project that I am doing IRL that I am very excited about. It’s a cafe and taphouse 501c3 which is helping to end hunger in the world. We just posted a video about it here. Cultivate Coffee & Tap House from Cultivate on Vimeo. We... Read more

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2015-04-02T10:26:06-04:00

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Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. A home without books is like a room without windows

Last updated on: April 2, 2015 at 10:26 am By Billy Kangas

A great quote by Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1888), on books. I though some of you might appreciate it. “Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. The plainest row of books that cloth or paper ever covered is more significant of refinement than the most elaborately carved étagére or sideboard. Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. A home without books is like a room without windows. No... Read more

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2015-04-02T16:09:26-04:00

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Entering the Triduum with open hands and open hearts

Last updated on: April 2, 2015 at 4:09 pm By Billy Kangas

Tonight we begin the Triduum. Tonight we gather together in remembrance of Christ. Tonight we celebrate the institution of the Paschal Meal and join in the Supper of the Lamb. This meal is what the Church has called the “the source and summit of the Christian life” (c.f. Lumen Gentium, 11), so it is important to reflect on what it means. Our readings today help root the meal in its context within the Hebrew Bible, the Passover meal. In this... Read more

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2015-04-02T10:48:32-04:00

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Pope Francis meets homeless on private visit to Sistine Chapel

Last updated on: April 2, 2015 at 10:48 am By Billy Kangas

I’m not sure if you saw this but I thought it was really cool. The Pope recently met with the some of the homeless population in his diocese during a private tour of the Sistine Chapel, set up for them. If only we had more bishops take this approach in the world. It’s gotten me to start thinking, what would it look like in my community if we started to think creatively like this about ways to love and serve... Read more

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2015-04-01T20:37:19-04:00

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For Strength This Holy Week

Last updated on: April 1, 2015 at 8:37 pm By Billy Kangas

I had an unexpected encounter with the sacred this week. I had parked the car, and was preparing to get out, while finishing listening to a segment on the radio. My oldest son climbed up next to me and leaned over to be next to me. Looking down at the radio, he reached out and pushed the scan button. All we heard was static. He pressed it again and what I heard was beautiful: a beautiful performance of Hildegard von Bingen’s... Read more

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2015-04-01T14:19:16-04:00

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An Essential Lesson from St. Francis for Life in the 21st Century

Last updated on: April 1, 2015 at 2:19 pm By Billy Kangas

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2015-03-30T22:22:15-04:00

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Why I disagree with Taylor Marshall on Seder Meals

Last updated on: March 30, 2015 at 10:22 pm By Billy Kangas

This week Taylor Marshall posted an article encouraging Catholics from refraining from attending Christian Seder meals. I am planning on attending a Seder this week so I took notice. I have been going to Christian Seder meals my whole life, even before I was Catholic, and they have formed my understanding of the sacrifice of Christ in deeply profound ways. I wanted to give Dr. Marshall a hearing so I read through the article. Although I deeply respect the perspective... Read more

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2015-03-22T09:21:49-04:00

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What’s your Myers-Briggs saint?

Last updated on: March 22, 2015 at 9:21 am By Billy Kangas

This week Church of the Ressurection, in Wheaton, IL posted a great little image saying: To help prepare you for worship during Holy Week, we offer this reflection on genuflection using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). If you don’t know yours, you can take an unofficial version here. Each Holy Week personality is paired with a patron saint, so we can imitate them in our own unique, sacred pathways. Read the description for which services provide adoration opportunities that are the... Read more

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