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In the readings for tomorrow’s daily Mass, the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas,  we continue our survey of the second book of Samuel.   In this particular reading we see King David’s response to God’s promise to him.  God has just promised him an everlasting kingdom, that David’s throne will lastContinue Reading

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Tomorrow is the feast of Saints Timothy and Titus.  These are two of the companions of St. Paul whose conversion we celebrated this morning. These men were faithful to the gospel of Christ and as such were left in charge of communities as presbyters.  Paul challenges them to live uprightContinue 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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A Reflection on the Readings forDecember 26, 2015 – The Feast of Saint Stephen The Day after Christmas we go from celebrating life, to celebrating death.  Isn’t that a strange dichotomy?  One morning we are celebrating the birth of Christ into the world.  The image of a newborn child swaddledContinue Reading

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This morning I spent an hour in adoration praying for a friend.  During that time I prayed my daily rosary with that intention in my heart while also meditating on the Sorrowful Mysteries.  I was struck with a deep sense of love and mercy.  As I began to pray andContinue Reading

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In Tomorrow’s Gospel we see Jesus again speaking gloom and doom to the Pharisees and Scribes. It’s easy for us today to look back and almost cheer him on, ‘get those bad Pharisees!’  We like to have an enemy, a they, to place all the blame on.  We want toContinue Reading

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This morning during my daily walk I was meditating on the Sorrowful mysteries, one that struck particularly powerfully this morning was the Carrying of the Cross. I began to visualize as I walked and my mind was drawn to one scene in particular, that of Veronica and her veil.  NowContinue Reading