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    Author: Fr. Michael Brungardt

    Fr. Michael Brungardt (S.T.B, M.Div.) is a priest of the Diocese of Wichita and the pastor at St. Paul in Lyons, Holy Name of Jesus in Bushton, and Holy Trinity in Little River, Kansas.

    Why Does He Even Care About Us?

    The question that should strike us: “What is man that you should be mindful of him? mortal man that you should care for him?” Honestly, why does God care about us at all?

    June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    Something Happening

    Something happens, because a person is at work. He is if he changes, if he does something, if there is a real change.

    June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    Humanity Entering the Real

    With this celebration of the Ascension, we do not celebrate His absence but his entrance into the depths of reality, the truest experiences we have.

    May 29, 2022May 31, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    An Infinite Horizon

    6th Sunday of Easter (C) – May 22, 2022 St. Paul – Lyons, KS Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29…… Read more “An Infinite Horizon”

    May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    A Not So New Commandment

    God is not into divine command theory. He’s into you flourishing as the person you were made to be. But that comes only through life with Him, and only by remaining with Him. How do we remain?

    May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    Surviving the Great Distress

    What are we to do when we run up against circumstances we never thought possible?

    May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    The Apathy That Threatens the Newness

    Peter had seen the risen Jesus, and even he fell into an apathy that threatened to rob him of the newness promised through Jesus’ resurrection. That remains for us even to this day. But thanks be to God that we have been given the gift of His continued presence.

    May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    Believing Without Seeing

    We are in no worse position than the disciples. We can entrust our lives to him we have never seen, if only we can recognize how his presence remains even to this day.

    April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    Entering the Mystery of Holy Week

    Holy Week isn’t a mental exercise in theology, but a time to put on the mind of the Messiah and walk with him.

    April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

    LENT #5: New, not Normal

    The promise is not anything normal. The promise is something new, finally. And this newness can, in fact, often be quite backwards and unexpected. And yet, it is precisely this that fulfills and satisfies in the most unforeseen and unforeseeable ways.

    April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by Fr. Michael Brungardt

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    The Beggar is the personal website of Fr. Michael Brungardt. Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita in 2018, Fr. Michael is currently serving as the Vice Rector for Academic Formation at St. Philip Neri Seminary in Wichita, KS.

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