Merrick Siebenaler

Merrick Siebenaler

Fishers of What?

Once or twice a year, my grandparents would charter a deep-sea fishing boat for our family. We would climb aboard the Sea Jay the night before and fall asleep in our bunks. The

Voice From the Heavens

It’s an incredible honor and privilege to join the St. Monica pilgrims to the Holy Land. In 2019, I was blessed with that opportunity, and it’s overwhelming how much there is

Those Who Wait

Last year about this time, I wrote about Leland's Advent calendar. In 2020, he has graduated from Lego City to the Lego Star Wars set and instead of him walking into

Leland's Growing Lump of Coal

Remember the charming seven-year-old I wrote about this summer? I don't know where he went. This week, in particular was the most trying so far. Although it feels like we need

Gratitude for Gratitude

Each year, we usually have 800+ volunteers on campus over two days to prepare and serve our parish's Thanksgiving tradition. The pandemic forced us to turn so many of you away