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Come, Eat of my Food and Drink of the Wine
This reflection based on the readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time- Year B: Proverbs 9: 1-6; Psalm 34; Ephesians 5:15-20; and John 6: 51-58.
This Sunday’s first reading, from the Book...
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The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want
This reflection based on the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time—Year B: Jeremiah 23: 1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2: 13-18 and Mark 6: 30-34.
During these summer months, when many people take a...
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Inside Myself, I Found the Heart of Someone Else
Before my diaconate ordination, I had the opportunity to make a 30-day retreat called the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola with some of my classmates. Each day was comprised of many hours of meditation on the Scriptures...
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Celebrating Trinitarian Life
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity replaces the Ordinary Time Mass this weekend, so vestments are white again, even though they were green during the week for Ordinary Time (which resumed last Monday).
The Trinity is, of course...
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Back to Basics: Sunday, Baptism, and Eucharist
This reflection based on the readings for Pentecost Sunday—Year B: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 3-7, 12-13; and John 20:19-23.
The reading from the Gospel of John for this Pentecost Sunday...
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What Makes a Good Mother Good? — 10 Characteristics
This Mother’s Day weekend we have a special blog post from Dorothy Pilarski, the founder of CatholicMomsGroup.com, who offers this reflection on the 10 characteristics of motherhood as demonstrated by her own mom:
My mom was outspoken...
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Administrator or Pastor?
Today’s readings grace us with the assurance that we are God’s very dear and beloved children (1Jn 3:1-2) and that Jesus, by whose name we are being saved (Acts 4:7-12) is...
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The Gifts of Easter
Jesus transformed the greatest tragedy in life into Easter Power and the speciality of that power is that it is communicable. Have we experienced this communicable power in our lives? Have we succeeded in communicating it to others...
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Unless Wheat Dies
Today’s scriptural texts give us a few images to feed our faith. In the Gospel (Jn 12:20-33), Jesus will offer the image of the grain of wheat falling to earth to die so as to...
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Sr. Sarah: A Lifetime of Listening
by Sr. Sarah Rudolph, ibvm
On December 9, 2023, I made my final profession of vows in the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loretto Sisters), a journey that has been more than nine years in the making. Nine years...
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Celebrate God’s Presence
Every year we celebrate Christmas. In every Christmas we celebrate the presence of God. How should we celebrate this wonderful gift of God’s presence in Christmas 2011? This Sunday’s readings give us...