Author Archive for Fr. Kyle Schnippel

A Personal Relationship with the Living God
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A Personal Relationship with the Living God

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When I was teaching high school, my final exam question was simple: ‘In your own words, with support from Scripture, Tradition, and material gleaned from class, answer the following: Who is Jesus Christ?’  The answers were always enlightening, and while some were certainly profound and showed a remarkable insight, many answers betrayed the current world-view […]

Prayer, the Heart of a Vocation
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Prayer, the Heart of a Vocation

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I was raised in a very small town, roughly 1,000 people all together, even including the surrounding countryside.  To say everyone knew everyone would be an understatement!  Despite the small size, and the fact that only 50% of the town is Catholic (Lutherans and Methodists make up the rest), my home parish has sent five […]

Hope Springs Eternal
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Hope Springs Eternal

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As a long, hard winter comes to a close, four words can always elevate my spirits: ‘Pitchers and Catchers Report!’  This simple phrase indicates the boys of summer are heading to the sunny paradise of either Florida or Arizona to work out the kinks that settled in during the long winter months.  Pitchers are stretching […]

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Understanding Celibacy Through the Theology of the Body

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“What does that have to do with the priesthood, Father?” I like to think, as Vocation Director, I can tie just about anything back to the priesthood, if I really try; but in the conversation noted, there was no need to try, as the links were plenty evident, if you but scratch the surface. In […]

Prayer, the Heart of a Vocation
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Prayer, the Heart of a Vocation

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“Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” The Twelve had witnessed the deep communion that existed between Jesus and his Heavenly Father, and, as holiness does, it attracted them.  Seeing that peace that comes from that personal connection, they wanted to be drawn deeper into this very mystical communion. In many ways, […]

The Heart that Prays is the Heart that Loves
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The Heart that Prays is the Heart that Loves

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‘In the New Covenant, prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit.’  With these words, from the introduction to the fourth section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we are reminded that the life […]