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By: The Catholic Post - November 19, 2024 -
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Alleman sophomores (front row, from left) Ava Sandoval-Murray and Autumn Atkinson display food donations collected during the 38th Annual Student Hunger Drive sponsored by the River Bend Food Bank of Davenport, Iowa. Back row, seniors Owen Cunningham, Tyler Wilden, Brennen Cunningham and Grant Masias. (Supplied photo)
ROCK ISLAND—“16 Tons” is the title of an old country song about the amount of coal a miner could haul in a day. It also just happens to be the total weight of the foodstuffs collected by Alleman Catholic School for the 38th Annual Student Hunger Drive sponsored by the River Bend Food Bank of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / Deacon Greg Kandra Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 24 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Psalms 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Do you hear it? If there is one message the world needs right now, in a moment of high anxiety and seemingly unending wars, you can find it […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 7, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / Deacon Greg Kandra Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 10 Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalms 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 If nothing else, Advent should remind us of this inconvenient truth: We are people in a hurry. The other day, I was leaving Walmart and noticed a tent set up in the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 22, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / By Deacon Greg Kandra Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Nov. 26 Ezekiel 43:11-12, 15-17; Psalms 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Are we here already? Suddenly, we find ourselves at the end of the liturgical year, gazing down the road toward Advent and Christmas (!) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 9, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / Deacon Greg Kandra Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 12 Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalms 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 It’s that time of year again. In much of the country, the leaves are falling (or have fallen), nights are lengthening, frost is appearing on the ground — and the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 26, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / Deacon Greg Kandra Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 29 Exodus 22:20-26; Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 Anyone who has spent time watching reruns of “Law and Order” knows the first rule of being a good witness in a courtroom: Never answer a question that you […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 11, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / Deacon Greg Kandra Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 15 Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 This Sunday’s scripture is not very helpful if you’re trying to stay on a diet. Again and again, we hear about extravagant dining — “rich food and choice wines” […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 27, 2023 -
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Deacon Greg Kandra
Living the Word / By Deacon Greg Kandra Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Oct. 1 Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Philippians 2:1-11 (2:1-5 (alternate); Matthew 21:28-32 This Sunday’s Gospel offers us an idea a lot of us need to hear: “It’s not too late. Any of us, if we choose, can follow another […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 14, 2023 -
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Living the Word / By Tim Irwin Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sept. 17 Sirach 27:30—28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35 This week’s Gospel teaches the Ethic of Reciprocity. We know it as the Golden Rule. It shows up in virtually every culture and religion across human history. When people discover […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 19, 2023 -
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Living the Word l Tim Irwin Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time l Aug. 20 Isaiah 56:1,6-7; Psalm 67:2-3,5,6,8; Romans 11:13-14,29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 The Gospel for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time presents an ancient example of a polarized society, perhaps encouraging some Christians who promote this view today. In fact, it is a call to look […]
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