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Ready at All Times for His Judgment
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2012 B “In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in...
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Rededicating the Temple, in You
They ornamented the facade of the temple with gold crowns and shields; they repaired the gates and the priests’ chambers and furnished them with doors. There was great joy among the people. Where do...
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Solemnity of Christ the King
Today’s feast of Christ the King is a great gift to the Church from Pope Pius XI in 1925. This feast was given even greater importance by Pope St. John XXIII in1960 when he transferred it to the final...
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Advent Theology
1st Sunday of Advent 2015 The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise that I made to the House of Israel and Judah [Jer. 33:14] Today, the Church once again begins the holy...
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2nd Sunday of Advent 2015
Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever Baruch 5:1 The proclamation of Isaiah read in today’s Gospel clearly defines the mission of John the...
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The Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception she became the mother of all the living On the very day that Adam sinned and brought death into human history, God cursed Satan for drawing the first man and woman into his...
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3rd Sunday of Advent – 2016
3rd Sunday of Advent – December 13, 2016 “Rejoice in the Lord always; I say it again, rejoice.” This command of St. Paul in today’s second reading proclaims the theme of the liturgy of the Third Sunday...
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Their Joy is Our Joy
4th Sunday of Advent – December 20, 2015 You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of...
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Meditating on the Christ in the Manger
Christmas 2015 Meditating on the Christ in the manger Standing or kneeling before the Christmas crèche has always struck me with the wonder of God. Looking down at that wondrous child, while firmly...
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Our Families and the Holy Family
Holy Family He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. Today, the Church most fittingly continues her celebration of the Christmas mystery by turning our attention to the...
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A Happy New Years Eve and Octave of Christmas
The birthday of the Lord is the birthday of peace, as Paul the Apostle says: For he is our peace, who has made us both one; for whether we be Jew or Gentile, through him we have access in one Spirit...
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The Internal Star and Our Journey
Epiphany 2016 Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance … the wealth of nations shall be brought to you … all from Sheba shall come bearing gold and frankincense Today the...
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Now It all Begins
The Baptism of Jesus 2016 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” The Baptism of the Lord brings the great celebration of Christmas and Epiphany to their...
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The First Miracle says it all
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 2016 As a young man marries a virgin, so shall your Builder marry you;and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you. It is surely significant...
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Lift up your Heads You Children of God
3rd Sunday of Ordinary time “Then they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the LORD, their faces to the ground.” Neh. 8:6 One of the religious customs of Muslims that I have always found...
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Faith and Reason in Nazareth
Homily 4th Sunday of ordinary Time Surely one of the saddest moments in the life of Jesus prior to His passion is the incident in today’s Gospel where Jesus is rejected by the people of his own...
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We all have a vital Mission from Christ
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Do Not be Afraid – I will make you fishers of men Some years ago I led a group of my parishioners on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and one day we were taken across the Sea...
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The Desert Temptations – Power or Adoration?
1st Sunday of Lent You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.” The first Sunday of Lent always sets for us the major theme of this holy season. Lent reminds us that we are...
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Transfiguation, the Cross, and Lent
Second Sunday of Lent 2016 For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach;...
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I am sent Me
3rd Sunday of Lent 2016 Then he added, “This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you.” God spoke further to Moses, Exodus 3:14 Who is the one true God? This is obviously a most...
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