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June 29th, 2017Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, ApostlesMass during the DayLectionary: 591ACTS 12:1-11PS 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-92 TM 4:6-8, 17-18MT 16:13-19 Sometimes our own minds can be a prison so secure that no one else can free us.   In today’s reading, we see Peter bound not just onceContinue Reading

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In the first reading we see this very intriguing event.  Ezra has stood up in front of the people and read to them the Law of God.  As he read it to them they begin to weep and cry.  They were sad, scared.  They heard all the things they wereContinue Reading

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We hear it constantly.  People quote to us “judge not lest you be judged.”   Their intention is that we should not judge anyone else’s sin but rather let them live however they want, and they’ll take it up with God later.  There are two flaws with this logic.  FirstContinue Reading

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Romans 14 is one of the most amazing chapters, to me. It tells us something about today in a way that still holds true. In order to get to that point I want to give you some insight into my own spiritual journey. For many years I was a memberContinue Reading