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Sunday, March 13, 2022  Sunday Worship with focus on Saint Patrick's Ministry in the Lord Jesus Christ in Ireland Holy Cross Lutheran Church - 11:00 a.m. 1165 Seville Drive, Pacifica, California 94044 Please keep our brothers and sisters in Ukraine in your prayers. the … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Living Up To What We Have Attained

It's Lent.  Would you pray with me?Dear Lord God,It's Lent.  On this occasion we take a breathe of fresh air and,with fullness of heart, submit to your Lordship.  It's becauseyou are worthy, and our utmost trust is in you, your beloved Son, and the Spirit.  We want to become more like your beloved … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Led by the Spirit into Lent

President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.  As with all appointments to SCOTUS, Judge Jackson was a purely political appointment. But President Biden took it a step further, putting qualifications secondary to plumbing and skin color. This appointment, the … [Read more...] about Frederick Column: She checked the boxes

The City of Novato wants more allowance, to which taxpayers can be heard shouting: “Don’t we all!”  The town’s moms and dads say they just can’t manage these inflationary times due to the rising cost of everything,  including employee benefits and pension obligations. Before … [Read more...] about Frederick Column: We all want more money

Grace and peace to you on this very special Sunday as we are reminded of Jesus being glorified on the Mount of Transfiguration. What a foretaste of the glory to come for all of us that anticipate Christ's imminent return. After reading Luke's account of this powerful and dynamic … [Read more...] about Tom Nibbe Sermon: God is in control

I would not read too much into the declining test scores of Marin public school kids insofar as it relates to students, teachers and administrators. It was a pandemic year and, let’s face it, it threw everyone off their game.  The state Department of Education recently reported that in … [Read more...] about Frederick Column: Lousy tests scores for Marin students

PAGING D.A. FRUGOLI The federal lawsuit filed by Jeremy Portje, accusing Sausalito cops of racial intent when they arrested him, reads like an acting prompt from Norman Jewison’s 1967 flick “In The Heat Of The Night.”  Portje says scary, angry-faced “Caucasian” cops came at him … [Read more...] about Frederick Column: Marin’s D.A. needs to get off the fence in police brutality claim

Wayne Hare/Writers on the Range It’s February — the month we celebrate the achievements and history of Black Americans. You can be sure we’ll hear about the brave souls that risked or even gave their lives to achieve rights guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence. We’ll hear about great … [Read more...] about When will Black history become American history?

Melinda Burrell, Greg Schumacher/Peace Voice The way things are going these days, Dr. Melinda Burrell, long-time Democratic activist and researcher, and Greg Schumacher, retired Army Major General and Chairman, Fauquier County Republican Committee, aren’t supposed to be able to have civil … [Read more...] about Can Reds and Blues maintain a friendship? Yes, they can