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Today's readings [display_podcast] At our core, we all want peace and security in our lives. We don’t want rough waters, or pain, or discord in our families, and that’s all understandable. I think it’s that very same sentiment that is … Continued
Today's readings | Today's saint[display_podcast] Our celebration today leads us to two great saints. The first is St. Stephen in today’s first reading. This is really the beginning of the end of his life. His courageous words and steadfast commitment … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] “They recounted … what had taken place on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.” It is always interesting to me, in this story of the appearance of … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] For any movement to succeed, it must take on a life beyond that of its present proponents. It has to have a past and a future that are directed by a momentum beyond their own devices. One … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] In these Easter days, the Scriptures begin to speak to us about the gift of the Holy Spirit. This gift, is not rationed, as Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel reading. This gift is empowering and renewing … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] 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 … Continued
Today's readings [Mass for the school children.] [display_podcast] We Catholics have the incredible gift of being able to celebrate Easter for eight days – we call that the Octave of Easter – and so today I can still say to … Continued
Today’s readings In these Easter days, we so much want to hold on to Jesus. We have journeyed through Lent with him, perhaps coming to terms with our failings or our brokenness, reaching toward growth in our spiritual life. And … Continued
Today’s readings There’s certainly a flurry of activity in today’s readings, isn’t there? Especially in the Gospel, we see Mary Magdalene run from the empty tomb to get the Apostles. And then Peter and the “disciple whom Jesus loved” ran … Continued
Today’s readings Next Sunday, I will have the wonderful privilege of baptizing my brand-new niece Katie. This past Thursday, I anointed a parishioner who is very close to death. On Monday, I will preside at the funeral of my mother’s … Continued
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