In our reading from Exodus, we hear of the Israelites liberation from slavery. Miriam and all the women dance for joy. The psalm that follows expresses the Israelites’ gladness in being saved by God. In the reading from Romans, Paul tells us that when Jesus was...
April 3, 2022, 5th Sunday of Lent I love libraries. Not so much the big public libraries as the small personal libraries that many of us have in our homes. Whether the library has only a few books or hundreds of books, libraries tell us a lot about who we are, who we...
March 6, 2022, First Sunday of Lent Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 As I read in Luke about Jesus being tempted by the devil I had a flashback to my life as a 16 year old teenager trying to fit into my new high school environment. Since I was...
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” We’ve all heard this before; it is the Golden Rule. Jesus states it in the gospel reading today, but the examples Jesus provides of how to behave are not really illustrations of the Golden Rule. They go beyond the...
Hello Friends! Please forgive me for not being with you tonight. It’s simply not the best for me to drive after dark. Yet…thank you for inviting me to send over a copy of these reflections so that, perhaps, they will enable your own insightful dialogue and sharing. We...
Community of the Holy Spirit Ecumenical Catholic Church in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, announces the recent ordination of Terese Fandel to the priesthood. Reverend Terese worked for many years as a pathologist at Kootenai Health before returning to Gonzaga University for a degree in Theology and Leadership. She has been ordained a priest in the Northwest Diocese of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion by Bishop Kedda Keough.
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On October 22nd, Rev. Terese Fandel and other local pastors led an outdoor service to bless local healthcare workers and to express gratitude for their courage, dedication, and perseverance during the pandemic.
It is time to offer another perspective, from inside the world of Christian faith. Many Christians across this region of North Idaho take this coronavirus pandemic seriously. They share deep concern for people in our communities who have dedicated their lives to our health and well-being and put themselves at risk to care for those infected by this disease. Many have been vaccinated and are willing to accept a temporary burden of precautions that have been strongly recommended in order to reduce risk of the free spreading the disease among us all as neighbors.
A new congregation in the Catholic tradition has been meeting for about a year and a half at Lutheran Church of the Master in Coeur d’Alene. They worship at 5 p.m. first and third Saturdays. Community of the Holy Spirit is part of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC), with roots in the Old Catholic Church of Utrecht that challenged Vatican I’s papal infallibility and yet is consistent with apostolic Catholic theology of Vatican II.