Authority Over Unclean Spirits – (Sun) 14 July 2024
Despite our deep flaws, America remains that shinning city on the hill. We are a people particularly blessed by God. And with divine blessing we
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Jesus Speaks God’s Word
Taking place around 1400 B.C., God announces through Moses that there is going to be a future prophet and we will listen to him: “I
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (July 4, 2024)
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
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The Dastardly and Deadly Everlasting Sin – 10th Sunday Ordinary Time (Sun) 6/9
Jesus said: “Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin”(Mark 3:29). What is the “everlasting sin” about
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Corpus Christi (Sun) 6/2/24
The event of the EXODUS is God’s dramatic rescue of the People of Israel from slavery to Pharaoh. Connected with this event was a meal.
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Make Disciples – Matthew 28
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus’ final spoken words prioritize four actions on the part of His followers. “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
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God Knows Us by Name – 6th Sunday of Easter
The God who made the world knows you and calls you friend. Jesus says, “You are my friends” (John 15:14) Then Jesus says again, “I
Remain in Me (Sun) 4/28
In today’s Gospel, no less than eight times Jesus says, “Remain in me” (John 15:1-8). The original biblical word – meno – is an especially beautiful
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Who Are Catholics In the U.S.?
Earlier this month Pew Research Center (https://www.pewresearch.org) released a new fact sheet containing demographic and statistical facts about the Catholic population in the United States,
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The Annunciation
The feast of MARY’S ANNUNICIATION heralds the mystery of the INCARNATION on March 25 – exactly 9 months before Jesus’ Birth. However, this year the