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July 6, 2017 Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 380 GN 22:1B-19 PS 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 MT 9:1-8 Today, in the first reading, we witness one of the pivotal moments in Salvation History.  Here we have Abraham journeying to the top of a mountain the middleContinue Reading

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I moved out of my parents home into a house they had generously given me when I was just shy of eighteen. I remember making many, many mistakes.   One that comes to mind this morning involved being in a hurry to get back to whatever I was doing butContinue Reading

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A reflection on the readings for Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time, July 5th, 2016. Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13Psalm 115The Holy Gospel According to Matthew 9:32-38 My wife and I had a relaxing and beautiful Fourth of July.  She, Moira, and I road our bikes around town a coupleContinue Reading

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A Reflection for the Daily Readings for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29th, 2016 Acts 12:1-11Psalms 34:2-92 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18The Holy Gospel According to Saint Matthew 16:13-19 Over a decade ago I was going through a rough patch in my life.  A broken relationship, a house thatContinue Reading

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A Reflection on the Readings for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1Psalm 63Galatians 3:26-29Gospel of Luke 9:18-24 Many years ago a dear friend of mine and his wife lost a child.  It was a heart wrenching experience.  I tried to be there for him, triedContinue Reading

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Today is the memorial of Saint Justin the Martyr.  A man who lived in the early church, back in the time when the Roman’s were having Christians fight to death in the Colosseum.  A time of persecution and hate.  Justin after his conversion began to argue for the Christian faith.Continue Reading

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Every evening as part of the Divine Office devout women and men around the world pray for the Church as a whole.   They offer up their time to God for each and every one of us.   Part of that Evening Prayer involves reciting the Prayer that Mary exclaimed,Continue Reading