by Matt Landry | Oct 27, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
There’s something about the quiet that gives you the freedom and the ability to hear so much more. On my most recent day retreat back at Saint Gregory’s Abbey in Three Rivers, Michigan, I was reminded of the power of silence. From the moment I stepped onto the sacred...
by Matt Landry | Oct 20, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
During my first month serving in South Bend, I was invited to offer the invocation at the monthly City Council meeting. I was honored to do so, but I’ll be honest that I wrestled with what to pray for. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what to say, but how to narrow it...
by Matt Landry | Oct 13, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
Have you driven on I-69 recently? If you have, you have likely felt stuck. I know I have. You get onto the highway and immediately you get stuck. The red lights are everywhere and you find yourself in a parking lot called I-69. It becomes quite the challenge to get...
by Matt Landry | Oct 4, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I was first introduced to Francis of Assisi when I was in college. The university reflected the life and person of Francis not just in name, but in spirit. It was during my time at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne that I connected with his spirit of love...
by Matt Landry | Sep 15, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I was driving down Shadeland the other day and noticed something quite peculiar, but probably not rare. I was stopped at a stoplight and noticed something sticking its head out of a car’s sunroof. As it got closer, the most joyful creature on earth at that...
by Matt Landry | Sep 13, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I have had many meetings in the conference room in the Ministries Center. As my gaze may have wandered ever so slightly during some meetings, I noticed the view to the west. I noticed how much the Armstrong Education Building on our church campus looks like the...