28 Aug 2019
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“Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
A football team from an elite high school took the field wearing the newest uniforms and best equipment. Their coaches were the best money could buy. The opposing team from a high school in a poor neighborhood came on the field wearing...
20 Aug 2019
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“From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two, two against three.”
We are bombarded with advertising that promise products will make us feel better, look prettier, feel stronger, have an easier life and save money. Politicians are controlled by opinion polls and make promises they have no intention to...
20 Aug 2019
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Be Still and Know
Patience is the virtue that most people find difficult to exercise. Whether it is waiting to get a cup of coffee in the morning or waiting to be the next one called in a doctor’s office, patience is something that we often lack. In a...
20 Aug 2019
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Confirmation Team 2019-2020
Would you be willing to accompany our confirmandi as they prepare for the sacrament of confirmation? We are looking for people to form a team, similar to the RCIA, team to help facilitate the monthly formation gatherings. No special skills...
14 Aug 2019
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God has given us all that we need to grow in holiness
The author G.K. Chesterton once stated: “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” Chesterton had a unique vision of the world. He recognized that at every...
14 Aug 2019
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“For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.”
The trash we put on the curb to be discarded reveals much about who we are and what we do in life. It contains the packaging of the products that we treasure. It reveals where our heart is. What is in our trash? Is it packaging...
14 Aug 2019
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DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU’RE AFRAID TO ASK?
Why do we genuflect? What's the purpose of Holy Water? At what point does the bread and wine actually become the Body and Blood of Christ? How many layers of flowing robes does the priest actually wear? Why is my Bible...
7 Aug 2019
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I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. ~Blessed John Henry Newman
Knowing how and when to move forward in spiritual progress is a true artform. Knowing when to make a change, and what needs to change is a key component in growing closer to God. St. Ignatius reminds us in the fifth rule to not change...
6 Aug 2019
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Gospel Message Reflection
Today’s readings for this Sunday force us to reflect about (talk) the concept of success and the importance (attitude) we give to the material things. In fact, our world has become a culture of materialism. A competitive world. A world...
30 Jul 2019
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“ABOVE ALL, LET YOUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER BE INTENSE, BECAUSE LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS.” ~ 1 PETER 4:8
~By: Laura Shoulders I first met Barry Cecil when I started attending Sts. Joseph & Paul in 2015. I can't remember if it was in Journey Home that summer, or in RCIA that fall that we developed a friendship that I consider to be...