Browsing the August 2019 archive of Thoughts from Fr. Bob
“Are only a few people going to be saved?”
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/20/19
Our Gospel today asks a very important question that is probably on all our minds. “Are only a few people going to be saved?” And better yet, “am I going to be saved?” When the people who asked the question, it would certainly be on the assumption that the ... Read More »
Fire
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/20/19
As some of you may know I was a firefighter for the City of St. Francis for four years while I was in the seminary. After I was ordained a priest, I was the chaplain for the Milwaukee Fire Department for 27 years. So when I hear our Lord ... Read More »
Santisimo Sacramento
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/20/19
This weekend we welcome Fr. Joe Uhen to our parish. He, of course, is the pastor of our sister parish, Santisimo Sacramento in Piura, Peru. For four years now, we have had a twinning relationship with his parishioners. This is a wonderful practice of our Catholic faith because too ... Read More »
Wow, what a busy weekend
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 8/01/19
Wow, what a busy weekend we had last week. Oshkosh experimental aircraft meeting, the Brewers playing the Chicago Cubs (2 out of 3, not bad), air and water show here, German Fest, county fairs, as well as parish festivals. If you were bored, it was your own fault. But ... Read More »