22 Dec 2020
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Are you ready for Christmas? Are you excited? If so, WHY?
In today’s gospel we read the story how the angel Gabriel announced to Mary the birth of Jesus. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her that she will conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit and bear a son. And the Son will be...
15 Dec 2020
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Laudate Sunday
Today is a special Sunday. Traditionally we call that Laudate Sunday. Or Rejoice Sunday, because Laudate is a Latin word which means rejoice. We are called to be joyful people. Catholics and believers, we are called to rejoice. God...
8 Dec 2020
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Do We Have Room in Our Hearts for Jesus?
In today’s Gospel, we hear of John the Baptist saying: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths.” As we walk on in life, are there things, persons, issues that block the road ahead of us in our journey to God’s...
30 Nov 2020
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Be Watchful, Be Alert: First Sunday of Advent
Today is the beginning of the Season of Advent. This is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time when we prepare for Christ’s coming into the world. Jesus is coming , are you ready to welcome Him ? If Jesus came...
23 Nov 2020
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“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for the least ones, you did for me.”
Our image of Jesus as a carpenter who cared for people in need and the necessities of life does not fit our image of Christ as King. The problem is that our image of kingship is not very positive. Kings were often tyrannical and...
16 Nov 2020
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“Well done my good and faithful servant. . . ”
In golf a short put is called a gimme. In tennis a high, lofting return near the net is called a lob. In baseball four balls will get you a walk. And in basketball a ball passed to a tall forward or center over the goal is called a slam...
9 Nov 2020
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“Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
The parable of the five wise virgins who brought extra oil and the five unwise who did not seems to suggest that Jesus was a Boy Scout and was well aware of their motto, “Be Prepared.” It is more likely that the Boy Scouts were aware...
2 Nov 2020
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Solemnity of All Saints
“He began to teach them, saying: . . .” The Mount of the Beatitudes is at the northwest side of the Sea of Galilee. A small chapel surrounded by a wide balcony provides a panoramic view of the Sea and adjoining hill that slopes down to...
28 Oct 2020
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“Love one another as I have loved you.”
“The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” Pope Benedict XVI tells the great story of the man who went to Rabbi Shamai and asked if he could recite all of the law and the prophets of Israel while standing on...
20 Oct 2020
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A Message from Fr. Kalombo
“Whose image is this and whose inscription?” They replied, “Caesar's”. The image or name of emperors and kings was often embossed on the coins minted during their reign, both out of vanity (some even proclaimed...