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The other day I was having a conversation with someone about being Holy.   My friend Jamie loaned me a book about this topic (How to Be Holy: First Steps to Becoming a Saint, Peter Kreeft) and it has been heavily on my mind.  While we were talking a few otherContinue Reading

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The past few days have been hectic for me, but I am sure they have been even more stressful for my wife and the kids.   School is starting soon.  That means band camp, volleyball practice, school shopping, and all the various other things that go on to prepare forContinue Reading

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“My dwelling, like a shepherd’s tent, is struck down and born away from me.”  A shepherd’s tent is a hastily constructed tent that is only intended for the night.  Something that if the wind picks up is blown away and no longer to be found.  When the shepherd’s move onContinue Reading

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A reflection on the daily Mass readings for Wednesday of the twelfth week of Ordinary Time, July 6, 2016. Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12Psalm 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 10:1-7 Today is the Memorial for Saint Maria Goretti Maria Goretti was born to poor farm laborers in Corinaldo,Continue Reading

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A reflection on the readings for June 16, 2016. Sirach 48:1-14Psalm 97Gospel of Matthew 6:7-15 In this mornings first reading we see a list of all the amazing things that Elijah and Elisha did in their earthly lifetimes.  From raising to dead to controlling the elements, we see these menContinue Reading

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When I was fresh out of college money was pretty hard to come by.  To try to make ends meet five of us moved into this one trailer and pooled our monies to make things happen.  It was an interesting thing.  On the surface one would have called us aContinue Reading

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This afternoon and tomorrow morning Christian’s all around the world will celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem.   This celebration leads up to Holy Week and Easter, our greatest and most important celebration.  Last night as we gathered together to relive the stations of theContinue Reading