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Celebrating the shepherd and guardian of our souls

By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11 Acts 2:14a,36-41; Psalm 23:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10 Happy Mother’s Day! In this month which is dedicated to honoring Mary, the mother of our Lord and the mother of all Christians, we give thanks and praise to God for the gift of our […]

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Children of God must take up the ‘family business,’ which is mercy

By: By Msgr. Stewart Swetland Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 27 Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; Sequence (Victimae Paschali Laudes); John 20:19-31 Today in Rome, Pope Francis will canonize two of his predecessors: St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II. Every canonization is a celebration of God’s mercy […]

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No matter how close we are, Jesus has more to reveal

By: By Shawn Reeves Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 13 (At the procession with palms) Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14 — 27:66 Every Sunday, when we declare, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest,” my mind races to the original […]

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The Light of the World invites us to see him anew

By: By Shawn Reeves Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday), March 30 1 Samuel 16:1b,6-7,10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 When I was 4 years old, I received my first pair of glasses, and I can still vividly remember the experience. The world was a haze, and then suddenly it was not. A new […]

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We must go where Christ directs us and ‘listen to him’

By: By Shawn Reeves Second Sunday of Lent, March 16 Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33:4-5,18-19,20,22; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9 I am a creature of habit. If I try a new restaurant and like the dish, most likely I’ll return to order the same thing. When I go to work, I generally go through the same […]

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What will we fast from — and feast on — this Lent?

By: By Sharon Priester Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, March 2 Isaiah 49:14-15; Psalm 62:2-3,67,8-9; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34 This week’s first reading begins with, “The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” The Israelites in exile are discouraged, ready to give up. There probably have been times in our lives that […]

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Do our choices, behavior reflect the love of God?

By: By Sharon Priester Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 16 Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 Just recently, as my husband and I were watching the news, Scott Pelley introduced an “On the Road” segment by Steve Hartman titled “N.C. man finds silver lining after ALS diagnosis.” I was struck by […]

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How are we preparing to meet the Lord of hosts?

By: By Sharon Priester Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2 Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7,8,9,10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 As I reflected on the readings this week, my thoughts kept going back to the first verse of today’s reading from the Book of Malachi: “Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the […]

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Do we follow God’s light or take our own path?

By: By Msgr. Albert W. Hallin Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 5 Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 —– “From the East.” These words about the magi in today’s Gospel evoke many sentiments and meanings: exotic, impenetrable, inscrutable, mysterious, intriguing, at once attracting and repelling, dangerous and wise as opposed […]

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Two models for living the faith offer a very clear choice

By: By Msgr. Albert W. Hallin Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 22 Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2,3-4,5-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 Take a look at the men who speak and act in the readings today: Isaiah, King Ahaz, Paul, the Angel, Joseph. Each one has a role to play in God’s drama of our salvation. Certainly […]

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