Catholic Stewardship Consultants congratulates our friend and colleague Fr. James “Jim” Golka of the Diocese of Grand Island, Neb., who was appointed by Pope Francis as the third bishop of Colorado Springs. Bishop-elect Golka is a longtime member of the Catholic Stewardship Consultants team and currently serves as rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island. He […]
Fr. Jim Golka: Sharing Communion and Living for God
Since around the time back in June when we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ — known commonly as the feast of Corpus Christi — I have found myself moved to consider the purpose of the Eucharist. Why does the Church ask us to regularly participate in the Mass? […]
Fr. Jim Golka: Discovering Stewardship in the Christmas Story
As the Advent season draws to a close and the Christmas season begins to dawn upon us, I want to reflect briefly on how the Christmas story can shed light on our efforts to accept stewardship as a way of life. God could have chosen a number of different ways to enter into our lives, […]
Fr. Jim Golka: A Lesson in Geography, and Stewardship
There are two major bodies of water that dominate the land of Jesus. The Sea of Galilee is in the northern part of Israel. It is fed by various sources: rainfall, the headwaters of the Jordan River, underground springs, and streams from the hills of Galilee. The land around the Sea is the same today […]
Fr. Jim Golka: God’s Gift
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to India with Fr. Antony Thekkekara, Fr. Mathew Thekkekara and Fr. Joe Hannapple. Both Fr. Antony and Fr. Mathew have spent time here at my parish, St. Patrick’s in North Platte, Neb., as associate pastors. We had a very aggressive itinerary as we went to eight cities in […]
Fr. Jim Golka: Stewardship is an Action, Not an Idea
Editor’s Note: Today we welcome a new contributor to The Catholic Steward, Fr. Jim Golka. Fr. Jim is the pastor of St Patrick’s Catholic Church in North Platte, Neb., and has been committed to developing stewardship there since 2006. Ordained for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994, Fr. Jim has served as an associate […]
