I am very disappointed in the calendars recently made available for parishioners. Why do we have travel scenes instead of religious art? I use to look forward to church calendars.

Who placed the order for the Calendars? I wish I were at Vegas and could place a bet.

It was Goofy

I agree with you, Anggie. What ever happened to good ol Religious Art?!!

The 2010 calendar is beautiful. Nature is part of God’s perfect plan, and we can learn much about God and man from it. The beautiful song “How Great Thou Art” portrays this, as do many of the Psalms:

The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the rivers (Psalm 24:1-2).

Jayegr,
Thanks for your comments. We also tend to forget that the Holy Spirit continues to inspire artists who are considered modern in their concepts.

so no one knows about the status of the new church?

sorry i haven't responded much lately. i am having a hard time typing, so forgive me.

there's various options for the calendar art but i chose the one we have because of the beauty of the scenes. next year, we'll try something more overtly religious. by the way, we still have a bunch of them, pick one up from the office.

the site for a new church has not changed.

Fr. Thompson, please forgive me as well as I surely wouldn't have referred to a Reverend as Goofy.

I made a BIG mistake and thought that someone else had order the calendar.
At least it still has the Feast Days listed.

I guess life would be quite boring if we all thought alike.

Father Tim,
Your pro-life letter that you read today at Mass was inspired. Would you please put it in the bulletin or on the St. Mark web-site. It really inspired me and I imagine it inspired others as well. Thanks for taking a stance for life.

I agree, I loved it -- twice. It's something to keep.

Sorry it took so long to respond. Here is the message:

I want to note the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade which led to the legalized abortion in this country at every stage. There are no restriction on abortion at any stage of pregnancy, even up to the days before delivery, as unlikely as that would be. More than 50 million abortions have taken place in this time, more than double the population of the state of Texas. It is a real tragedy.
 
Abortion isn't the only offense against human life. War, torture, crime, terror, capital punishment, poverty, abuse and more afflicts humanity both legally and illegally. Good people, Christians and non-Christians, believers and non believers alike, could throw up their hands and resign themselves to a harsh world that offers only hope to the strong. But we don't and won't do that. As Mother Theresa said " our job is to be faithful, not successful".
 
So, we go on, trusting that horever bleak it appears, our hope is in God and not ourselves. We have to do our part- supporting pro-life efforts, using the political process, defending life at our personal level, praying and the million and one other ways to get our message accross. But, we believe in God's power and His desire to save the world, especially from itself.
 
So, let's not give up. The victory is in the struggle itself.

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Is anyone aware of labyrinths open to the public in our area? I walked a labyrinth in Houston, and found it to be a very calming, centering meditation. Of course, the most famous one is in Chartres Cathedral in France, which I would love to visit. I've been searching the Internet and apparently there are several in Dallas, but I was wondering if anyone was aware of a labyrinth closer to Denton, or in Fort Worth.