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Reflection on Readings for 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus introduced a new way, the kingdom of God. Jesus knew His people very well and greatly loved them. Please notice that even in dealing with a difficult crowd Jesus showed authority that was liberating. From the beginning of His ministry Jesus was dealing with difficult groups of people at different times. Anyone [...]
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Reflection on Readings for 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Each of us is called to witness to God by our lives. To follow the Lord means to stand up for the sacredness of all of life. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Jesus began His public ministry with “Repent and believe”. God calls us for immediate response. This means each [...]
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Reflection on Readings for 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Each of us is called to witness to God by our lives. On Tuesday of this past week we entered back into ordinary time in the cycle of the church year. This is why the priest is wearing green vestments to celebrate Mass. The readings at Mass today invite us to look [...]
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Reflections on the Feast of the Epiphany: What would each of us say is a special gift that we bring to God and to others? Just as the magi came back then to bring gifts to Jesus, today believers give homage to Jesus. The three wise men presented Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The primary gift [...]
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Reflection for New Years Day: How wonderful and appropriate it is that we celebrate a day to honor Mary as the Mother of God and a model of belief for all to strive to emulate. Mary, with great trust and faith in God, used her God-given gifts to share her son with the world to save them and enrich the [...]
Thank You
Where do I begin? There are so many things to say to express my thanks to you. At this time you have reached out in so many ways. The work, the willingness, the attitudes and efforts of so many through the Advent and Christmas Seasons has been nothing short of exceptional. There is a remarkable spirit of generosity in [...]
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My Dear Friends, With the intense pace of life and all of the demands that are placed upon us it would be easy to become overwhelmed and lose the true meaning of Christmas. Many of us are so busy even doing good that we might not be mindful of how time flies and some of the [...]
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Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent: Christmas is coming so very rapidly; the birth of our Savior is drawing quite near. Notice at this time of the year the importance of the model of faith of St. Joseph and our Blessed Mother Mary. Notice how they are models for all believers in their great desire to do the [...]
Notes on Revised Liturgy
Notes on Revised Liturgy: the Lord’s Prayer and the Communion Rite We know that the Lord’s Prayer was taught to us by Jesus in the Gospel and this prayer has been used in the Mass for a long time. The new introduction to the Lord’s Prayer at Mass highlights what a privilege it is to be able to speak to [...]
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