scholars think that the book was used to train young Jewish men for positions of leadership. Ben Sira wrote in a time when Jewish identity was threatened by the extensive...
Book of Sirach
Deacon Bob Kreps
participated in the diocese’s three year lay ministry program and was commissioned in 2000. He served as the Director of Stewardship, Development and Technology at St. Margaret Mary Parish in...
Book of Colossians
Colossians was to address the heresy (false teaching) Epaphras reported back to Paul while he was in Rome. “Colossian heresy was a mixture of an extreme form of Judaism and...
Advent and Christmas Traditions
...way to make public worship of Jesus part of the Christmas season. The recreation of the birth of Christ, featuring people dressed as Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, was meant...