Praying is about more than memorizing the words other people pray; it is about finding one’s own words for being in relationship with God. Other people’s words can help us find our own. The bible has 150 prayers called psalms. Jesus teaches us the Our Father as an example of words to pray and live. […]
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Easter the word means dawn, the hour of Jesus’ resurrection, the first light of a new promise that there is a road through death to life and Jesus walked it. Easter is springtime, white lilies, grass greening, warming days, new fire spreading, Christians’ candles lighting up the night. Easter is the slow dawning in each
Gospel Reflection for December 27, 2020 – Holy Family The three verses of Sunday’s gospel in its short form tell us that the holy family — Joseph, Mary, and their child, Jesus — belonged to a people. They are not an isolated, nomadic unit or just a nuclear family but part of a larger religious
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“For a sun and a shield is the Lord God; grace and glory God bestows.“ Psalm 84:12 Pray with Dorothy: We can be thankful for the trials of the past, the blessings of the present, and be heartily ready at the same time to embrace with joy any troubles the future may bring us. The Catholic
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Sunday Readings: Sirach 35.12-14,16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8,16-18; Luke 18.9-14 Two people went up to the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed these things concerning himself — “I give you thank, O God, that I am not like other people–greedy, unjust, adulterous–or even
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Scripture Readings: Genesis 22.1-2, 8, 10-13, 15-18; Romans 8.31-34; Mark 9.2-10 “This is my son, my beloved. Listen to him.” – Mark 9.7 Each year the Church reflects on Jesus’ transfiguration on the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The vision challenges us to look toward Easter, to envision our hopes and prayers for transformation and renewal
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Today is World Food Day 2015! This day marks the founding of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. This year’s theme is: “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty”. Join in solidarity against hunger, especially among the poorest people. Visit the websites of the Food and Agricultural Organization, Heifer
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A mosaic honors the apostle Paul in Berea near Thessalonika in Greece. Jesus continues to teach in the temple courts, no longer confronting temple officials or other teachers but talking to his own disciples. Jesus praises the scribes and Pharisees with a critical twist. “Do and observe everything they tell you,” Jesus urges his disciples,
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Jesus calls his followers to be salt of the earth and light of the world in Sunday’s gospel. These images express the mission of the Church in the world today. To what do salt and light call us? Salt gives potatoes, burgers, chips, bread more flavor. A little salt flavors a whole dish. Everybody uses
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by Becky Chabot Jesus’ baptism marks the beginning of his ministry and pictures him filled with the Holy Spirit and as beloved of God. Jesus lives in loving communion with Father and Spirit. Our Catholic faith sees our world and our lives as full of grace—God gifts us with life and light. God gifts us
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