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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading Gen 2:18-24 [18] And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let…
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That single phrase if embraced in and through the cross, with Mary, in Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, is the beginning and…
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As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” … And to another he said, “Follow…
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Jesus went about preaching the good news of the Kingdom. And what was the good news? That the King of the Kingdom had come among…
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading Num 11:25-29 [25] And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of…
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OK, friends recently I had an interchange with a friend that took the wind right out of my sails. He had driven a wedge in…
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I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.
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I believe God is raising up a new, holy generation of Bishops and Priests in our Church, and it is encouraging to see the signs!…
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As I look around me, I see people of varying levels and degrees of faith. I know very few, if any, atheists. But I see…
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We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant for everyone, for…