Last
week Fr. William Baer, the rector I had at St. John Vianney, passed away.
This man was saintly. He was influential for many, many
people both in the seminary and his pastoral assignment and me too. He was a teacher, a preacher, an
evangelist and a disciple of Jesus Christ.
As this is what he wrote on his
parish’s webpage, you can see a perfect example of how good he was and is:
“We deliberately put the words
‘Catholic’ in this opening welcome.
At Transfiguration, we are Catholic. We’re not ashamed of it; in fact, we’re very excited about
it! At Transfiguration, we
believe, celebrate, and proclaim the fullness of the Catholic Faith that has
been given to the Church down through the centuries. If you want to become a stronger Catholic, if you want to
raise your family to understand and follow the faith and morals of the Church,
if you wish to know and love Jesus Christ through His Sacraments and His
teaching, then you’ve come to the right Parish!
As you visit this Website, please
feel free to contact us with your questions or comments. I hope you will not only visit the
Website, but that you will visit our Church and School as well. Please email me directly at
frbaer@transfigurationmn.org. I am
eager to hear from you.
The original Transfiguration event
is the guidepost for all we are and do as a Parish: Jesus Christ, shining atop
Mount Tabor in His glory to Saints Peter, James, and John, gave them a vision
that would strengthen their faith when they saw Him suffer on a different
hilltop, the Mount of Calvary.
None of us is perfect, all of us have our sins, our fears, our doubts,
and our crosses, but with the grace of God we’re on the way. God the Father spoke from heaven, “This
is my Beloved Son. Listen to Him.” There are many contrary voices in
today’s world. Whose voice are you
listening to? At Transfiguration
Catholic Church, we want our Lord Jesus Christ first to shine in us, so that He
will then shine through us!
Welcome!”
I
hope that we may do the same!
Thank you, Fr. William Baer, for
your mission in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis/St. Paul, as well as within our
state and country. Fr. Baer showed
how to live his life in God's family, and through His call he encouraged and
proclaimed to us to follow what God has called each person.
Please pray for him, his family,
his parishioners and those who grieve his loss.
Fr. William Baer, may you be at
peace.
God Bless.
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