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Fishers of Men by Kim Freitas It’s Advent!  How exciting! How beautiful!  Do you feel the change in the air?  We should.  This beautiful season is to remind us of what it felt like to be present for the promise of the Christ, the Messiah, Emmanuel!  The Jewish people stillContinue Reading

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The more I study scripture, the more I realize how we humans seem to repeat the same patterns over and over.  The Israelites of the old testament consistently came back to God.. but then as soon as they got comfortable… fell off again to do other things. An endless cycleContinue 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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This is my reflection from this morning about today’s readings.  I was studying them for a few hours this morning in preparation for the communion service.  Father Don has told us several times that often, not always, but often the 1st Reading and the Gospel have a common theme.  AsContinue Reading