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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The Story of Your Life

Laura Kazlas

The scriptures today are so full of meaning that it would take the entire day to think about them, more in-depth. But, one common theme that runs through both of the readings today – is the sense of permanence.

Fellowship With Jesus Christ the Lord

Laura Kazlas

There are two different sets of readings for Mass today, because it is Thanksgiving Day in the US, but most other countries in the world will use different readings. What should we do? Which set of readings should we focus on? How about both?

The Black Sheep in The Family

Laura Kazlas

“Thus says the Lord God: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so I will tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark …