The eagle is the American Symbol. We had hunted it almost to extinction, but then we gave it sanctuary. We gave it support and all of the things it needed to survive. And it succeeded. A little help and a little education were given to everyone. Education goes a long way to helping others… 1 […]
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This week we continue our walk through the Letter to the Hebrews. As I mentioned last week, this is a serious piece making known the Messiahship of Jesus. Last week we saw how Hebrews used Psalm 95 as a reference point, and this week we hear all about the High Priest, Psalm 110 and someone
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We begin this new week with the Baptism of the Lord which quickly came after the celebration of the Epiphany. 30 years… poof… just like that. But interesting things happen when Christmas falls on a Sunday! We are back to Ordinary time and that brings us into the Letter to the Hebrews. This letter, makes
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Our secular new year began on Sunday… and with it, like every year the Feast of the Blessed Mary Mother of God. Now people brought up in different religious traditions may flail at this thought, but when thought about properly, this truly is a beautiful and significant statement of Truth. I have seen many people
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As we think back John the Baptist seems to be what advent is. He is there telling us to straighten our ways. John calls to us to live the life that is holy and joyous. He can be intimidating as he showed last week with the Pharisee and Sadducees. So the range surmised seems like a
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The prophet John the Baptist can be a scary person, but only becauze he loves everyone so much. It is only because of his love that he challenges us to be just like Christ.
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For three years we have had a cloud over us. Our own Mental Health being challenged. We are not meant to always be alone, everyone 6 feet apart. This separation as well as the constant drone of medical news pushing us places we never dreamt about. That was then. Now we need a chance to
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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time10-25-2020 Today we have to go back into the annals of time. A wonderful time when God spoke to Moses and gave us His teachings on his desire for mankind. The people had escaped Egypt and were to be on their own. Like each of us as we have left our
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How many times in my life did I say no to my father…? Probably once…. And the joy of learning was applied to my backside. And of course I said yes after that. But we look at the individual readings today they can each lead to confusion. In Jerusalem there were two types of people
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I am always happy to speak about the Old Testament… After all it is not a part of the Scriptures that Christians in general know very well. Sure, we all probably have Genesis and Exodus down pretty well… but Ecclesiastes?? Let’s talk about the book Except for a pretty famous song by the Byrds back
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