The Angelus: Reflections on the Missouri River

By Paul Floersch - September 9, 2020 Joseph and I recently finished our canoe trip from Omaha to St. Louis. Joseph chose to continue down the Mississippi, and I returned home to resume Latin studies before entering the monastery, God willing, in October.For me, one of the most remarkable things about going down river on the Mighty Mo was considering that in 1843, almost 180 years ago, Johannes Flörsch and his wife, Elisabetha Maria were traveling up this same river with their children likely to escape economic and religious hardships which were boiling up in Germany…

St. George Catholic Church, Frettenheim Germany

Written by Paul Floersch, sharing from extensive research on early life in Germany. (Frank Floersch lineage.  Johann, Michael, Frank, Paul Floersch Sr.,  Paul Floersch Jr, Mark Floersch, Paul Floersch) Theology has a way of being strikingly personal. This is one of the major points I have learned since I have been here in Rome.  It is the story of God and his contact with man—or more concretely with particular men, those who hear his voice and respond in faith.  But what is faith exactly?  It is one of those words that we throw around often but…