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Kimberly Pratt is the Student Council President for the school year 2004-2005.
Kimberly began writing a weekly column for the Webpage and for the Sunday Bulletin on September 12.
Her "Kimberly's Kolumn" articles are archived below.
Previous Messages from Fr. Eddie, Former Director or CCM,
Sunday Bulletin Columns of Ann Worland, Student Council President, 2003-2004; 
(go to)
The newly created columns present male/female perspectives on various topics, by Michael and Ann; 
(go to)
and the Sunday Bulletin Columns of Michael Black, Student Council President, 2002-2003;  (go to)

For Articles and Pictures of Previous Activities of the Student Council
go to 
HEADLINE  NEWS.


Kimberly's Kolumn

Sept. 12, 2004 - As I was sitting in the 10:15 Mass, I was taken back by the amount of energy and love. .      
Sept. 19, 2004 - The gifts we bring to a group.   

Sept. 26, 2004 - Those unexpected events in our lives.
   
Oct. 3, 2004 - "Expand your Horizons."   
Oct. 10, 2004 - People teaching us about ourselves.
    
Oct. 17, 2004 - Children are curious by nature.


 



                    "The Good News According to Fr. Eddie"
                
(These messages were published in the Sunday Bulletin.)

June 20, 2004 - Fr. Eddie announces his election as Claretian Provincial and his immediate plans.     

June 13, 2004 - Congratulations to Fr. Eddie!!!
      
June 6, 2004 - Fr. Eddie is attending the Claretian Provincial Council Meeting in Chicago this week.    
May 30, 2004,  Feast of Pentecost,  The meaning of Pentecost for us today.
    
May 23, 2004, Feast of the Ascension - Explore opportunities this summer to grow spiritually.    

May 16, 2004, Sixth Sunday of Easter - "Well, the semester has come to an end. 
        Graduation has taken place and our lives are better because of what we have done."
    

May 9, 2004, Fifth Sunday of Easter - Happy Mother's Day
    
May 2, 2004, Fourth Sunday of Easter - Today we celebrate the 
       25th Anniversary of Claretian Presence in Catholic Campus Ministry in Springfield
    
April 25, 2004, Third Sunday of Easter - Christ certainly makes all things new again.
    
April 18, 2004, Second Sunday of Easter - We received 12 into the Church on Saturday, April 17th.
     
      (Click here for photos.)
   

April 11, 2004,  Easter Sunday - Yes, this Easter we are a new creation.  Remember the words of Jesus, “I make all things new again.”  What the Master had
                   said, He has fulfilled.
     
April 4, 2004, Palm (Passion) Sunday introduces one of the holiest weeks of the Church calendar year.
    

March 28, 2004, Welcome back from Spring Break. Hopefully all of you are now invigorated for the remainder of Lent.
March 21, 2004, As we near the finish
                  line of Easter, let us keep steadfast to our commitments
    
March 14, 2004,  Thank you to all who have worked and continue to work on Spring Ring.
    
March 7, 2004,  Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ."
    
February 29, 2004, Wow! It was unbelievable the many people who attended Ash Wednesday Masses. 
   

February 22, 2004,  In a few days we will be entering Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season.  
   
February 15, 2004, An emergency appeal for the "Table of Plenty"    

February 8, 2004, Love is in the air.    

February 1, 2004, Reminding Students of Awakening, Table of Plenty, and Midnight Buffet
   

January 25, 2004,  
Find Catholic Campus Ministry as your home, and look for the surprises
.    
January 18, 2004,  Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
    

January 11, 2004, As we embark upon a new year . . .   
January 4, 2004 - Happy New Year!
  
December 28, 2003  --  Christmas Vacation.  Sorry, no message today.   

December 21, 2003,  Merry Christmas.  You have all made a difference.        
December 14, 2003,  Rejoice in an exuberant fashion.     

December 7, 2003,  During this Advent, begin to slowly take time to reflect on your life.   
November 30, 2003, Happy New Year! - That's right.  Today is the first Sunday of Advent.   

November 23, 2003,  Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. 
Happy Early Thanksgiving.  May I ask, What are you most grateful for?   
November 16, 2003,  Regarding Revisions of the Roman Missal
    
November 9, 2003, 
God certainly gives us mega opportunities to celebrate and live life fully.  
November 2, 2003,  Family weekend - The meaning of Family.   
October 26, 2003, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  We celebrate Priesthood Sunday.    
October 19, 2003, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Priest Institute in Branson
    
October 12, 2003, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time.   Awakening Retreat.  Homecoming.    
October 5, 2003, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  "He Said"  "She Said" - New column in bulletin and on Webpage.
  
September 28, 2003, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Awakening Retreat.  Also, Welcome Alex Plummer, Music Minister for 7:30 p.m. Masses    
September 21, 2003, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The Awakening Retreat will be an awesome weekend.  
  
September 14, 2003, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  It's awesome to be with you guys.     

September  7, 2003, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Thank you for your cards and prayers.   
August 31, 2003, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.  We glorify God by the work of our hands.
  
August 24, 2003, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.  New beginnings always draw out the best in each of us!   
August 17, 2003, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.   Have you ever wondered about Origami?     

August 10, 2003,  19th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The Pope says "Hello!"
     
July 27 and August 3 - Fr. Eddie was on vacation.  No "Good News" messages.    

July 20, 2003, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Take some time off for yourselves this summer.
   
July 13, 2003, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  What are we sent to do as a Catholic Community at the
University level?   
July 6, 2003, 14 Sunday in Ordinary Time.  This community is truly blessed.    

June 29, 2003 - Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul  
June 22, 2003 - Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ  
June 15, 2003 - Feast of the Most Holy Trinity.  Happy Father's Day! 

June  8, 2003 - Feast of the Pentecost.  Listen to St. Paul's words today. 
  
June  1, 2003 - Feast of the Ascension.  We grow in our own spiritual lives.

May 25, 2003 - Thanks to all who assisted the tornado victims.
May 18, 2003 - Congratulations! Graduates.  -  New Student Council elected for 2003-2004.   
May 11, 2003 - Claretian Novices, Mothers' Day, Appreciation Lunch, Tornado Disaster Relief.
May  4,  2003 - As we approach that finish line, let us finish well!
April 27, 2003 - Easter Changes Everything. . . Except Love!
April 20, 2003 - Happy Easter!  He is Risen!
April 13,  2003 - Hosanna to our King!
April  6,   2003 - During these final days of Lent. . .

March  30,  2003 - Final preparation for the Awakening Retreat
March  23,  2003 - A prayer during this time of war     
March  16,  2003 - As we continue on our pilgrimage     
March  9,  2003 - How will this Lent be different


Ann
Ann’s Column 

(Ann Worland was Student Council President 
during the 2003/2004 School Year)


May 16, 2004 - I can't imagine what my college experience would have been without CCM,
        and I don't want to.
     
May 9, 2004 - The thing is now is the time for me to devote more time to God, 
       during the hectic times. 
     

May 2, 2004 - Now is the time for me to devote more time to God, during these hectic times.
   
April 25, 2004 - My mom's advice to me: "Don't wish your life away!"
   
April 18, 2004 - Mass just isn't the same at home.
   
April 11, 2004 - Easter Sunday - There is this amazing guy that I know.
    
April 4, 2004,  Relationship – the very word immediately invokes fear in the average college male.
    

 


March 28, 2004,  Spring Break at Drury, OTC and SMS - Ann will return next week.    
March 21, 2004, Wow, that is a sentence that I never thought I would write. God is "training" me.
    
March 14, 2004,  Ann's Article is her response to the "He Said / She Said" question: 
                              "Why do some people compromise who they are when they are away from their familiar surroundings??"    
March 7, 2004,  This week’s column is a shameless plug for Relay For Life.
    
February 29, 2004 - What to give up or what to take on during this Lent.
       
February 22, 2004 - Table of Plenty - Thanks to all the Organizations who donated 7,060 pounds of Food for the Kitchen.      

February 15, 2004 - If we go to Mass just to be seen we neglect our much needed spiritual exercise.
      
February 8, 2004 - Ann presents the Feminine viewpoint in
"He Said / She Said"   
February 1, 2004 - Our lives can seem like movies.  But God is the Director.   

January 25, 2004 -By owning up to our beliefs the unbelievable can happen. 
 
January 18, 2004 - It's easy to thank God whenever things are going great in our lives, but. . .   
January 11, 2004 - At the start of each new year we all make a New Year's resolution.  
January 4, 2004 - Ann is still enjoying her Christmas Vacation.  See you next week.

December 28, 2003 - Christmas Vacation - No Column this week.  Sorry.   
December 21, 2003,  Procrastination    
December 14, 2003,  Ann's Column this week is her perspective in: "He Said"  "She Said"
 
December 7, 2003,  We can still learn from Mary, using her life as a model for our own.
      
November 30, 2003,  Shoppers rushing off to find the “perfect present.” We've already got it. 
   
November 23, 2003,  Our "Final Exam" will be a Pass/Fail Exam.  Can't cram for this one.   
November 16, 2003,  Have we forgotten the magnitude of the virtue of Kindness?   

November 9, 2003,  Ann's Column this week is her perspective in: "He Said"  "She Said" 
November 2, 2003,
Fear can hold us back, keeping us from reaching our dreams.  
October 26, 2003
,  Hopefully, our past mistakes have helped us grow.   
October 19, 2003.
   Friendship is an important aspect of our lives.   

October 12, 2003.  Ann's contribution is part of a new column: "He Said"  "She Said"  
October 5, 2003 - Don't judge a book by its cover.    

September 28, 2003 - Our unique vision of what God looks like    
September 21, 2003 - Check your inbox for God's message
   

September 14, 2003 - The "waves" in our lives.    
S
eptember 7, 2003 - What is a miracle?    
August 31, 2003 - Basically, whatever you need, He is your man.      
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                                   "He Said"  /  "She Said"
       
Michael Black and Ann Worland share male/female perspectives on these topics.

March 7, 2004,  Why do some people compromise who they are when they are away from their familiar surroundings??    
February 8, 2004,  Why would you engage others to go on the Awakening Retreat?
      

December 14, 2003,  This will be a good one.  The Column will appear on the 14th.

November 9, 2003 -
"What is the message, for us, from the Claretian Martyrs of Barbastro in regards to love and sacrifice?"  

October 6, 2003 ' "One's identity is the gift of another's love."  -- Eugene Lowry

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     Michael’s Column  (Michael Black was Student Council President - 2002-2003)
May 11, 2003 - Embrace your pasts because the past is what truly shapes each of us into the people we are.  
     (This is Michael's last column.  A new Student Council President takes office.)
May 4, 2003 -  Take pride in that which is not handed to you with ease.
April 27,  2003 - Embrace those decisions that challenge us.
April 20,  2003 - Be aware of reminders God places in our lives.
April 13,  2003 - Michael was turkey hunting - no column
April   6,  2003 - About the Awakening Retreat and Reconciliation Service
March  30,  2003 - God places in front of us exactly what we need
March  23,  2003 - Michael was on Spring Break - no column
March  16,  2003 - All Part of the Building
March   9,   2003 - Table of Plenty

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