As I indicated in the Introduction to the Mass the theme of both the first reading, that from 1 Kings and that from the Gospel is compassion ...
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A young man was walking along the beach early one morning when he saw a lamp half buried in the sand. He picked it up, brushed off the sand ...
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Today we are celebrating a union that will not break. It is stronger than anything on earth and in heaven. We call it the Trinity: the Fathe ...
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Have any of you had the pleasure to go sailing? You know in a little sailboat like on a little 16 foot Sunfish, or on a catamaran like my ne ...
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These readings about the Ascension are very joyous and very full of hope. It is very fitting that we pray and reflect about these readings b ...
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Remember the two great commandments: Love God and love your neighbor as yourself? In today’s Gospel Jesus changed the 2nd one to: “Love ...
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Bad things do happen to good people... all the time. We all know this. It's such a common experience! But why do bad things like war, crime, ...
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Dear people, as a faith community, let's place ourselves, mind, heart and body, in that Upper room described in today's Gospel. We're there ...
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Does heaven exist? Both popular opinion and current theology respond affirmatively to the question. Belief in eternal life is widespread in ...
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I offer you two things to consider this Good Friday afternoon as we gather prayerfully to recall Jesus, the innocent One, crucified on Calva ...
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