Laura Kazlas

About the Author

Hello! My name is Laura Kazlas. As a child, I was raised in an atheist family, but came to believe in God when I was 12 years old. I was baptized because of the words that I read in the bible. I later became a Catholic because of the Mass. The first time my husband brought me to Mass, I thought it was the most holy, beautiful sense of worshiping God that I had ever experienced. I still do! My husband John and I have been married for 37 years. We have a son, a daughter, and two granddaughters. We are in the process of adopting a three year old little girl. We live in Salem, Oregon in the United States. I currently serve as the program coordinator for Catholic ministry at a local maximum security men's prison. I‘m also a supervisor for Mount Angel Seminary’s field education program, in Oregon.

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Tuesday, 11/22/16 – Awesome Sights and Mighty Signs

Laura Kazlas

We are nearing the end of the liturgical year this week, and the readings for Mass have begun to focus on the end times. The first reading from the book of Revelation describes the harvest of souls at the end of the world. It describes “one like a son of man” sitting on a cloud, and two angels come out of the temple in heaven, to tell him to swing his sickle and harvest the earth.

The End Times

Laura Kazlas

The first words Saint John wrote in today’s first reading for Mass is a bit unusual in the bible. He started this reading by saying, “Chosen Lady.” That is actually the theme of all of the readings for Mass today too, though. The gospel is about being “chosen” by the Lord Jesus during what most Protestants call the End Times.

Every Kingdom Divided Against Itself

Laura Kazlas

“Every Kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his […]