tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238293062024-02-20T08:41:48.769-06:00View From The LakeObservations and Opinion about just about anything<br> from the peace and quiet of a Minnesota Lakeside cabin.Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-32995944871351658422022-03-14T13:51:00.000-05:002022-03-14T13:55:57.034-05:00TRANSFIGURATION OF THE HEART Do you remember a few weeks ago when our scripture reading told us about the visit of Mary to her older cousin, Elizabeth? These two pregnant Hebrew women were standing at the cross road between the Old Testament yearning for a Messiah and the New Testament learning from the Messiah himself.You might say that they were the first witnesses of this longed-for event. Elizabeth too old toDeacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-9008534505703948472020-03-02T10:52:00.003-06:002020-03-02T10:52:53.652-06:00MEMORIES OF MAKE BELIEVE
When I was a boy I lived in a small town in North Dakota by the James River. It was built on the hillsides that rose from the broad river valley to the vast prairie above. My schoolmates were from families that farmed or ranched or lived in town. I was of a town family. Almost everyone loved to hunt.
The farm and ranch boys and girls worked hard on the land in the summer. The town boys Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-21546811689694880972020-01-27T16:26:00.002-06:002020-01-29T15:33:32.970-06:00A Catholic Hero - Maybe a SaintWe often think the topic of “Vocation” is a topic for young people but the persons involved in the vocation changes in the Gospels were often adults already well into serious vocations. Jesus was about thirty years old. Three of the fishermen called to Apostles were probably in their twenties and thirties. The fourth fisherman, John, was young and may have been a teenager since he lived until Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-2584980517955603402019-12-30T09:30:00.000-06:002019-12-30T09:30:07.635-06:00First Stained Glass window for new Church
This past Sunday, the feast of The Holy Family, we attended Mass at Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Lakewood Ranch Florida. This large church is quite new (2018) and they were formally blessing their first stained glass window at this Mass.
This was clearly the most appropriate Sunday to welcome the window as it is of the Holy Family. This work of art is from the Conrad Pickel Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-90471946614890290272019-12-05T12:07:00.000-06:002019-12-07T07:55:44.854-06:00Advent Message, Task and Promise
As we begin advent our Sunday Bible readings focus on Jesus’ words concerning end times.
Matthew reports Jesus saying, "the son of man is coming at the time you least expect” [Mt 24:37]
Jesus goes on to recall that time, reported in the old testament, of the great flood. An event that, for most living when it occurred, was an end to the world as they knew it. He contrasts most peoples' Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-72852488336415916602019-02-01T18:02:00.000-06:002019-02-04T13:43:47.686-06:00 Life of a Priest Remembered at his Wake
(From my Sermon fifteen years ago this week February 4, 2004)
Friday my wife and I drove to Fargo to participate in a prayer service for an acquaintance who died on Wednesday. As we pulled into one of the last parking spaces in the main parking we noticed cars were already lining up to get into the overflow parking.
The coffin was of wood, obviously handcrafted, with a cloth lining, Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-2504669615162091052018-04-06T01:36:00.000-05:002018-04-06T01:36:48.501-05:00
MEMORIES FROM
50 YEARS AGO
In 1968 we lived in Minnesota and I worked in downtown Minneapolis. Here is some of my memories from this week fifty years ago. Since I was on a leadership development track at a large company we moved frequently as I was sent to various departments and locations. Since we would be in each location only 12-18 months my wife and I had decidedDeacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-19921305254474580862016-02-21T21:45:00.000-06:002016-02-25T09:26:00.500-06:00Homily On The Feast of TransfigurationPeter, James and John had gone with Jesus to the mountain to pray. Unlike Jesus, the three apostles soon fell asleep. (We are not surprised because we read elsewhere of Jesus' disciples sleeping while he prayed)
They were awakened by the sound of three people talking nearby. As they rubbed their eyes open they were surprised to see Jesus talking with two men. Jesus’ face was aglow and his Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-14482635836750480682016-02-21T18:42:00.000-06:002016-02-21T18:42:19.218-06:00A Song for Lent - I'm Coming HomeLent is a time of "Coming Home". Here is a beautiful song by the Scott Brothers of HGTV fame that captures the human heart's desire for home coming and reconciliation. May these images from the human. (horizontal) realm move us to see clearly the desire for reconciliation and home coming on the heavenly (vertical) dimension. The song is "Hold On" and will soon be a part of a full album of songs Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-18920634176362854512016-02-13T00:43:00.002-06:002016-02-13T00:46:14.687-06:00North Dakota Catholic Writer Coauthors Ramona Trevino's MemoirNorth Dakota Catholic Writer Coauthors Ramona Trevino's Memoir
Book Reviews by The Lake - 2016.5
Redeemed By Grace
By Roxane Salonen and Ramona Treviño
Redimida por la gracia
By Roxane Salonen and Ramona Treviño
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Ramona Trevino was a Catholic woman working for Planned Parenthood as the manager of a feeder clinicDeacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-83301522449999661642016-02-08T01:15:00.001-06:002016-02-08T01:31:28.298-06:00LIFE-LONG POET PUBLISHES FIRST BOOKLIFE-LONG POET PUBLISHES FIRST BOOK - Book Reviews 2016.4
Down The Highway A Peace
by Richard J Hilber
My brother, Richard J. Hilber (Rick), has been writing poems for as long as I can remember. He has had a poem published here and there
over the years and he has published a few on his Blog and read others in public venues. Now he has published a book length collection that is Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-81880169582814397142016-02-06T16:15:00.000-06:002016-02-06T16:15:19.603-06:00Reading Kindle Books on Phone, Tablet, PC or MacBook Reviews - Addendum
A growing number of books are only published in Ebook form. In addition many out of print books are now available in Ebook format. Here is a recommendation for tools for reading books in your Kindle Library on any of your network connected devices. This includes Smart Phones, Tablets, PCs and Macs. Click the link below for access to the Kindle array of apps forDeacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-87173799105489368232016-02-04T08:17:00.001-06:002016-02-05T10:52:55.858-06:00Local Author's First NovelBook Review from The Lake - 2016.3
Pelican Rapids Author, Gene L. Thompson, published his first novel in 2015. The story and characters reveal a group of men and women whose lives are little understood by most of our society even though they exist in every community of our land.
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The Carpenter's House
By Gene L. Thompson
Gene had been on the road Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-49185233732154642752016-02-03T08:11:00.001-06:002016-02-03T15:18:43.861-06:00Lenten Reading SuggestionBook Reviews By The Lake - 2016.2
The start of Lent is just a week away and recommendations for Lenten reading might be in order. The first to come to mind is a little book by Mitch Finley:
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The Catholic Virtues
(Seven Pillars of a Good Life)
I recently reread this book in preparation for a Religious Education Class for high school students that I amDeacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-88990112653544152882016-01-31T00:21:00.000-06:002016-01-31T08:57:25.577-06:00Book Reviews - 2016.1Book Reviews By The Lake - 2016.1
For some reason the start a new year stimulates me to think about books that I have read over the preceding months. So the posts this year labeled "Book Reviews By The Lake - 2016.x" will run the gamut from simple recommendations to my readers to buy and read the book(s) to full blown reviews and evaluation of the work(s) recommended. Today I will launch the Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-25921638226500105532015-09-26T09:30:00.001-05:002015-09-26T09:30:17.618-05:00At WMOFWay to busy to post. Many super speakers and conferences. Will be at Pope's visit to WMOF this aftetnoon.
Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-15369254118885814802015-09-20T22:27:00.000-05:002015-09-20T22:28:17.883-05:00Attending World Meeting of FamiliesAm on the way to World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Pope Francis will join us on Saturday and on Sunday will say Mass for a huge crown outdoors. I am scheduled to be a Eucharistic Minister at this mass (along with 1499 other Priests and Deacons). If I have time I will post photos and comments about these events here.
I am eager to hear the first keynote speaker,Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-32030922074487069702014-11-10T23:37:00.002-06:002014-11-10T23:37:51.747-06:00WHOSE IMAGE IS ON YOUR COIN
(A homily for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time)
The Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus when they demanded his opinion about paying taxes to Caesar. One of their guys called out from the crowd,
“(Hey) teacher, ..., what is your opinion: Is it lawful to pay (taxes) to Caesar or not? ”
Now Jesus probably had heard this question before and knew that, coming from these guys, the Pharisees, Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-28478349587673902092014-10-27T23:34:00.000-05:002014-10-28T07:20:05.538-05:00Human Life at Every Stage of Development - Does ND Value It?
Next door to the state where I live voters will have on their ballot, this year, the the following article to be added to the North Dakota Constitution:
"The inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected."
First a few items in the interest of transparency:
Both side have claimed major interference from forces outside Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-17608487004431373242014-10-23T22:15:00.001-05:002014-10-23T22:17:13.695-05:00INTRO TO JENNIFERIt been a while since I wrote about Jennifer Fulwiler. Now that her book has been published she is less present on the net (Book tours and speaking engagements). Here is a short summary of her journey via You Tube video.
You can order her book here in either paper or electronic form. It is entitled , Something Other Than God with a subtitle that mentions happiness.Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-11544211351413681932014-08-24T09:20:00.000-05:002014-08-24T09:20:51.282-05:00Universal (Catholic) HospitalityThe readings for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time remind us about the universal opening of God's call to all peoples found in both the Old and New Testament. They reminded me of a story I wrote many years ago. I re post it below.
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A STORY OR PARABLE OF
WHAT PREPARING TO LIVE A Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-88088581926715061302014-07-23T16:59:00.001-05:002014-08-03T07:55:21.803-05:00What has lain hidden from the foundation of the world?Matthew tells us that:
"He spoke to them only in parables, to fulfill what had been said through the prophet:
‘I will open my mouth in parables,
I will announce what has lain hiddenfrom the foundation of the world.’" (Psalm 78:2)
I don’t know about you, but this verse gets my attention. What is being announced in these parables that had lain hidden for all those centuries? Each parable Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-71722086643373096122014-06-29T22:18:00.001-05:002014-07-07T22:29:41.704-05:00Jesus' Shocking SecretSuppose you had a secret the was so fantastic that no-one would believe it.
Would you start doubting it yourself?
Suppose you had a secret that would make your life better if you implemented it?
Would you take action to implement it?
Suppose you had a secret that would help a lot of people.
Would you tell them about it?
Suppose you had a secret that was so valuable that revealing it Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-90070141276312302372014-03-16T23:48:00.000-05:002014-03-16T23:48:15.512-05:00Transfiguration - Lenten InvitationToday's gospel reading tells us of the experience that Peter, James and John had with Jesus called the "Transfiguration". Our Gospel reading tells us that,
'He was transfigured before their eyes. His face became dazzling as the sun, His clothes as radiant as light. Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared . . conversing with (Jesus)"
I would guess that most of us do not understand what this Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23829306.post-70211451093565419722014-03-03T13:19:00.000-06:002014-03-03T13:19:19.880-06:00You Get What You Choose
Consider, today, the book of Sirach [1]. This book was written in Hebrew by Jesus Ben Sira, a wise Jewish teacher, almost two hundred years before the birth of Jesus, the Savior. It was later translated into Greek by his grandson. It is in the group of Bible books called Wisdom books. Chapter 15 verses 11 to 20 are his lecture notes on “free will”.
First he paints a picture that we are Deacon Joe Hilberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09341431391476272612noreply@blogger.com0