Focus on presence, not presents this Christmas
Pope Francis once tweeted, “Parents, can you ‘waste time’ with your children? It is one of the most important things
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A virgin shall be with child
December 22, 2019 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Is 7:10-14 A virgin shall be with child Ps 24:1-6 The Lord is
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The parched land will bloom
December 15, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Is 35:1-6, 10 The parched land will bloom Ps 146:6-10 The Lord sets
Read MoreDon’t miss this opportunity
http://usccb.org/bible/readings/ 120119.cfm The number of empty chairs in the high school classroom startled me until I remembered many of the
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John the Baptist comes with an ‘axe’
December 8, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Is 11:1-10 A shoot from the stump of Jesse Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13,
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‘Thy Kingdom Come,’ Our Kingdoms Go!
When we pray Christianity’s most important single prayer – The Our Father – do we really attempt to understand and
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Swords into plowshares
December 1, 2019 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Is 2:1-5 Swords into plowshares Ps 122:1-9 Going up to Jerusalem rejoicing Rom
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The Beatitudes: The Path To Sainthood!
You are called by God to be a saint! And that all important calling from the Lord is not just
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The king on the cross
November 24, 2019 THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE 2 Sm 5:1-3 David called to
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Dancing in God’s love
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/111019.cfm A young woman’s eyes turned misty as she spoke of her grandfather’s death: “Though I’ll miss him terribly, I’m
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