Laura Kazlas, Author at A CATHOLIC MOMENT

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 Messiness of Family Life

Laura Kazlas

Halfway through the first reading for Mass today is a very powerful verse that condenses the meaning of both of the readings for Mass today in such a beautiful way: “Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us.” The reason this sentence condenses the meaning for both of the readings for Mass today, is because the first reading and the gospel are both about families.

Peace to Those Who Are Far Off and Peace to Those Who Are Near

Laura Kazlas

How beautiful the first reading for Mass is today! It makes your heart glow just reading these words in sacred scripture. The words in the bible are not just words printed on paper like any other words, they are living words. The Holy Spirit completely animates these words in sacred scripture today. They are the inspired words of God.

One’s Life Does Not Consist of Possessions

Laura Kazlas

The first verse of the first reading for Mass today from the book of Ephesians is a little puzzling. It says, “Brothers and sisters: You were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you once lived following the age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air …