12 Apr 2021
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Divine Mercy Sunday
“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” After his Resurrection Jesus appeared to his disciples hiding in a room “behind locked doors.” To calm their fears he said, “Peace be with you.” Then, standing in...
5 Apr 2021
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He is Risen
The Lord is risen indeed. Christ’s body did not remain in the tomb, but was raised to new life, and our own bodies will join Him in glory. It is a great and powerful mystery. Easter is a time of hope and a simple awareness that no...
22 Mar 2021
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“Jesus himself is the resurrection and the life.”
Today is the 5th Sunday of Lent, and the last week of Lent. This will be followed by 'Passion Sunday,' (Palm Sunday) and finally 'the Holy Week' that will reach its peak on 'Easter Sunday.' The central theme of today’s Scripture Readings...
16 Mar 2021
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Jesus said to the Pharisees, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; But now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains.”
Socrates observed, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Throughout history people have been harmed or killed, and resources have been wasted, by people in power who were too ignorant to know what they did not know and...
8 Mar 2021
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“Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?”
Imagine an encounter with someone “who told me everything I have done.” That would be very impressive but could also be embarrassing and uncomfortable. We all have things in our life we would rather be kept secret. The Samaritan...
1 Mar 2021
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“Rise, and do not be afraid.”
Jesus spoke these words to Peter, James and John who were frightened when they saw Jesus transfigured and conversing with Moses and Elijah. Tradition holds that the Transfiguration occurred atop Mt. Tabor, a cone shaped, craggy mountain...
22 Feb 2021
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“Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
The devil’s temptation of Jesus in the desert took place at the beginning of his public ministry. Jesus chose to continued the message of John the Baptist to Repent and added Believe in the gospel. Jesus could not have been referring to...
15 Feb 2021
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“If you wish, you can make me clean.”
The laws of hygiene attributed to Moses in the Book of Leviticus were to prevent the spread of diseases like leprosy literally condemned a person to a life separated from family, friends and the rest of the community. Illnesses like...
8 Feb 2021
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Prayer, Hope and Healing
All of us we have suffered in our body and mind. Suffering is for everyone in this world. Today we talk about the mystery of human suffering and the healing power of Jesus. Suffering is something we face everyday: We suffer when we...