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Manger #7
Manger 7 is one of Fr. Ted’s here in the rectory. We have a few of them, you’ll see them in the next couple of days. Since I’ve missed posting a couple of days, this is the second one for today. I’m also cross-posting it to my text blog. Come, Lord Jesus!
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Monday of the Second Week of Advent
Today’s readings Sometimes I think our spiritual imaginations are stunted. That certainly seems to have been the case for the scribes and Pharisees who were among those crowded into the place where Jesus was teaching in today’s Gospel. Seeing the man lowered down from the roof in front of him, Jesus at once gets to…
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Second Sunday of Advent: God’s promise of forgiveness
Today’s readings Okay, so we live in this area of the country where there are just two seasons, right? The season of winter, and the season of road construction. And even winter doesn’t seem to be much of a deterrent to road construction: it seems like improving our roads is so constantly ongoing that we…
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The Immaculate Conception of Mary
[Mass for the school children.] Today’s readings | Today’s feast (more) I know that I could ask you all what holiday we are getting ready to celebrate and you’d all tell me… But what do we call the season of the Church year that we are in that helps us get ready for Christmas? That’s…
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Manger Six
I just got done posting Manger #6 over at my photoblog, part of my Advent Manger photo project. That got me to thinking about the (twisted) tune “Manger Six” by Bob Rivers. Always made me laugh. Head over to his site to hear it in streaming audio. Here are the lyrics: (Parody of Motel 6…
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St. Ambrose
Today’s readings | Today’s Saint St. Ambrose was a man who heard well the words of today’s Gospel: Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. While he was still a catechumen, St. Ambrose was chosen as bishop of…
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Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
Today’s readings Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it. How willing are we to see everything and every situation as a gift…
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The First Sunday of Advent
Today’s readings [This weekend, I am not preaching at the regular Church Masses. We are having a special appeal, and the priest associated with that ministry is ginving the homily. But I do have two youth Masses that day: one at a retreat, and the other a Mass for one of our High School Religious…
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First Sunday of Advent: Manger Scene #2
The second in my series of Manger Scene photos is from my parents’ house. This one currently sits under the Christmas tree there. Dad bought this for Mom a few years ago, several months after he was diagnosed with cancer. Everything was so uncertain in those days, and I think he wanted Mom to have…
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The Nativity Story
Okay, I don’t very often blog about movies, but I feel like I should say a few words about The Nativity Story. From the limited view of the trailers I’ve seen, I’m looking forward to seeing the movie. It fits in very well with my Advent Spiritual/Hobby Project, Fr. Pat’s Manger Photos (you can see…
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