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No Comments. Continue Reading...Christmas this year. We will hear the Christmas story again this year. It is announcement of HOPE and a call to ACTION! THE INFANCY NARRATIVES OF LUKE AND MATTHEW both present the clear message: Some People Accepted Jesus. Some People Rejected Jesus. The Gospel of John states it this way: He came to […]
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No Comments. Continue Reading...Michael K. Marsh / 2 days ago How long, O Lord, how long? There is no peace in Aleppo. There is no peace in Syria. Every night the people flood their beds with tears and drench their couches with weeping. Their eyes waste away with grief. Their spirits shake with terror. You are the one […]
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No Comments. Continue Reading...Learning from Joseph Introduction: The infancy story as by Matthew has some very different emphases than the story as told by Luke. In today’s Gospel the person who comes to the forefront is Joseph. HOMILY: Joseph is offered to us as an example. As the story begins Joseph is presented with a dilemma. […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Introduction: Our First reading of this Sunday, known as REJOICE Sunday, gives us an interplay between nature and human society. About nature it says, “the desert…will bloom with abundant flowers.” God’s providence extends to healing. In today’s Gospel we hear: “John …sent a message through his disciples to ask Jesus, ‘are you ‘He who is […]
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