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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Speak Lord For Your Servant is Listening

Laura Kazlas

God called Samuel three times during his sleep in today’s first reading for Mass. Samuel was listening, but he wasn’t sure who called him. Eventually Eli understood what was happening to Samuel and he told him what to do: “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, Speak Lord for your servant is listening.”

Hold Firm Until The End

Laura Kazlas

The first reading begins today by saying: “The Holy Spirit says: Oh, that today you would hear his voice, Harden not your hearts … Encourage […]

Baptism is a New Beginning

Laura Kazlas

“It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”