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The Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings At the core of salvation and the message of the Gospel, Jesus came to forgive sinners and to make things right so that all might go to live in the eternal kingdom. He came to give new life to sinners and to show them the way to the kingdom. It’s in that spirit that I…
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Saturday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings When I think about this Gospel reading, I wonder what’s really going on. Were the Pharisees really concerned that the Sabbath was being violated, and that people were not experiencing sabbath rest from their labors so that they could grow in relationship with their God? Probably not. Contextually, we can see how the Pharisees were being…
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Monday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I think much of the reason people don’t preach the Gospel to others is because they think whatever they say or do has to be flashy, has to be as big as God is. But that never works because God is always bigger! Proclaiming the Gospel, at its core, is and always should…
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The Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Here’s something I want you to remember today, and cling to in your spiritual life: We can’t do anything good in our spiritual lives all by ourselves. We can’t be perfect disciples all by ourselves. We can’t bring other people to Jesus all by ourselves. We can’t overcome sin in our lives all by ourselves. We can’t…
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Liturgy of Remembrance: Plainfield Tornado
Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1 | Psalm 23 | Mark 4:35-41 It’s easy to understand how the disciples on the boat were worried, even panicking. They’re in a boat, in the middle of the sea, and it’s a dark night, and a storm whips up, and their beloved leader is sleeping. One wonders how he could sleep…
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Saint Monica
I hope we all know someone in our lives that is a fervent, persistent prayer warrior. Because we all need people like that who pray for us, especially in bad or trying times. We very likely have some people like that here in church today. I know that the persistent prayer warriors in my life…
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Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Pay attention. Keep your eye on the ball. Don’t ignore the forest for the trees. Don’t sweat the small stuff. However you want to say it, our Liturgy of the Word today is asking us, as it often, rightly, does, to get things right and stay in the game. In our first reading today, Saint Paul tells…
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The Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings One of my jobs before I went to seminary was in the sales department of a computer supply company. In that job, they taught us that one of the first good rules of sales was never to ask a question to which you didn’t already know the answer. I think teachers get taught that principle…
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Mass of the Holy Spirit
Today, we celebrated a Mass of the Holy Spirit as we begin our school year. Today’s readings I’m so glad to welcome all of our students back to school this year! It’s wonderful to see your faces again, at least from the mask up! We missed you so much for the last six months. I was able to…
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