Father Bernard Reiser of Minneapolis Minnesota new Catholic Book "Reiser's Ramblings"
Reiser’s Ramblings is a collection of Fr. Bernard Reiser’s best columns written over the past three decades. Be inspired all over again as you read Father’s take on everyday topics such as family, kindness, gratitude, prayer, helping others, and staying focused on what’s important in life.
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All profits from the sale of Reiser’s Ramblings go to Haitian relief efforts sponsored by Reiser Relief Inc.
Book Information
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Size: 6x9x5/8
Weight: 1lb.
Pages: 268
Binding: Perfect Bound
Published: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-615-36478-0
LCCN: 2010904474
Publisher: Reiser Relief Inc.
Author: Fr. Bernard Reiser
Editor: Jacqueline Hilgert
Cover Artist: Mark Sanislo
Retail Price: $16.95
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: - Father Reiser is a "retired" Catholic priest from Coon Rapids/Saint Paul Minnesota, Reiser brings a seminary degree with a major in theology and 50+ years of ordained experience to his writing. He has volunteered his time to parishes in and around the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Father Bernard Reiser was born in 1924 to Aloys and Ottilia Reiser, farmers living in, Medina, Minnesota. Father Reiser was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1949 and was assigned to St. Mary of the Lake parish in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. In 1964, Archbishop Leo Binz asked Father Reiser to start a parish in the quickly-growing Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids located in Anoka County. Seventy acres of farmland was acquired for the new church, which was named Epiphany after one of the great feast days of the Lord.
Under Father Reiser’s leadership, Epiphany grew to become one of the largest Catholic communities in the state. In addition to a spacious sanctuary, the Epiphany campus includes an elementary school, a Perpetual Adoration chapel, a senior housing complex, an assisted living facility, a cemetery, and several outdoor shrines.
In 1996, Father Reiser traveled to Haiti. “I had seen slums in China, Egypt and Mexico City,” “he wrote. “None of them compare to the tragic realities of the slum outside Port au Prince.” In time, Father Reiser established Reiser Relief Inc., a non-profit organization that funds relief and development projects in Haiti. Father Reiser is now retired from Epiphany, but he remains actively involved in helping the world’s poorest citizens as chairman of Reiser Relief.. "I don’t intend to retire," he said. "As long as I can work I will. As long as you can work why sit around gathering dust."
Father offers in everyday language, explaining how to live a life of holiness and to recognize there is good and evil in this world. Reiser literally pulls you into a scene from his boyhood youth on the farm and relate it to events in the world today and weave in a Christian meaning or concept, and injects an idea that makes you ponder.
And with words of love; Father Reiser shares his trust and God and to let the reader know there is hope for humankind and discovering that hope can be an exciting adventure. Following Christ is full of ups and downs and this book helps fellow believers be all that God wants them to be on their journey with God.
