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Today’s readings Have you ever had to deal with people working against you? Most of us have. Most of us have experienced people spreading lies about us, trying to get others to work against us. And today we find ourselves … Continued
Today’s readings Fear keeps us from doing all sorts of things the Lord wants for us. If we would truly let go of our fear and cling to our God, just imagine what he could do in us and through … Continued
May this water receive by the Holy Spirit the grace of your Only Begotten Son, so that human nature, created in your image, and washed clean through the sacrament of Baptism from all the squalor of the life of old … Continued
Today’s readings On today’s feast, we celebrate the faithfulness of Saint Joseph. When he became betrothed to Mary, he got more than he could ever have bargained for. It certainly would have been easy to divorce her quietly when the … Continued
How could we sing the song of the LORD in a foreign land? Psalm 137 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This quote from Psalm 137 may seem like a quaint reminiscence from history, but I think it is actually … Continued
Today’s readings This week, the Scriptures have been warning us not to avoid the truth. Today is no exception. Today we see that the way we tend to avoid truth is often through obfuscation, trying to confuse the facts. It’s … Continued
Today’s readings Why is the human heart so opposed to hearing the truth and acting on it? I remember as a child I used to hate it when my parents would tell me something and turn out to be right. … Continued
“The Word from Father Pat” is the name of my bulletin column. I’ll be posting these from time to time. “Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.” Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I have been enjoying, as I … Continued
Today’s readings Most of us have probably experienced at least one time in our lives when it seemed like our whole world was turned upside-down. Maybe it was the loss of a job, or the illness or death of a … Continued
Today’s readings Aren’t the Lenten readings challenging? They’re supposed to be. They speak of what it means to be a disciple. We have to be willing to have our whole world turned upside-down; to do something completely against our nature; … Continued
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