Reflections on Scripture
Readings for Feast of the Holy Family 12-29-2019 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/122919.cfm The work that we see being done by Joseph and Mary today are incredible. As you all know it takes quite a bit of effort to keep a family going. But we have to see the overarching theme that is highlighted by the “infancy narratives” Sounds […]
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December 28, 2019 Feast of the Holy Innocents Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/122819.cfm A Loss of a child is a very difficult event to have happen. Be it a death due to an accident, surgery gone wrong or a miscarriage. I have quite a number of brothers and sisters that I never got a chance to meet. I
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I Believe that most people today have absolutely no clue what Christmas is all about. No, I am not talking about the people running around getting presents and making nice to each other… No that is part of the secular holiday and to be honest what we should be doing anyway. I hear a lot
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It is our Fourth Sunday in Advent… and the coming of our Lord and Savior is very close. As events come along we all look forward to the coming of big and exciting things. As we get to this reading, the furthest away Christmas can be is 6 days. This year it is 3… So
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Second Sunday of Advent – A December 8, 2019 The readings for the 2nd Sunday of Advent can be found here: John the Baptist Prepared us for Jesus John was a very calm man to talk to wasn’t he? I guess I see his point though… He certainly knew what happened at the Temple. His
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Today’s Readings can be found at the USCCB website: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/120719.cfm 78 Years ago today Well, I certainly cannot let this day pass without a remembrance to those 2,403 Americans who lost their lives as well as the 1,143 people wounded in the Pearl Harbor. This attack on America took place 78 years ago on this
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Today’s Reading Sunday November 10, 2019 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/111019.cfm A number of years ago there was a science class of 7th or 8th graders. The teacher held up a picture and told the students to write down exactly what they saw. After a bit the teacher asked the students what they saw… One student got up and
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Romans 8: 1 – 11 This Chapter is so very full of conclusions and deep powerful Theology. There is no way that I could make even the smallest dent in a 5 minute homily. I used for much of my source the magnificent knowledge of Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright. While there are some differences between
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Readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102019.cfm Okay I guess I can give some advice to you all… If you ever have a chance to say yes or no to a judge like this… Say no… It just is not worth it. If aa man says that he does not fear God He
Our faith and everything that surrounds this, all comes from God. Our Gifts from God I think at times we may forget this We are told quite often in homilies and teaching that all things come from God and that we are to be stewards of the gifts he gives us. We take for granted
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