The Scandal of the Incarnation After the preceding passage about the faith of an unknown woman and a synagogue official and the healings that resulted, the Gospel of Mark jumps to Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth, where “he was…
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Peter the apostle and Paul the teacher of the gentiles taught us your law, O Lord. June 29 is the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, and one of the principal celebrations of the patron of our parish. In…
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What is Christianity all about? Before reading on, try to answer this question in your own words. It is difficult to answer such a broad question briefly, and many answers are possible. Common answers offered these days include “Faith in…
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Celebrating Our Fathers! Heavenly Father, you entrusted your Son Jesus, the child of Mary, to the care of Joseph, his foster father. Bless all fathers and grandfathers as they care for their families. Give them strength and wisdom, tenderness and…
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God promises salvation from the very beginning. Today’s first reading recounts the first and greatest tragedy - our first parents’ first sin. Breaking trust with God, they lost trust with each other, destroyed harmony with creation, and lost even the…
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When you think of the Last Supper and Cross, do you think “thanksgiving”? The early Church did, because from St. Paul onwards, the sacrificial meal instituted by Jesus has been called Eucharist (Thanksgiving). Sacrifice was essential in the ancient Jewish…
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Congratulations to our Graduates! Today we honor and pray for our young men and women graduating from high school. And we offer a special congratulations to Fredie Burrow, who was awarded with the 2024 Holy Name Society Scholarship. To you,…
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Come, Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit has a special relationship with everything created by God, including us. God’s constant, invisible creating work in the world is especially attributed to the Person of the Holy Spirit. While devotion to the Holy…
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Congratulations...! to our youth who received their First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 12: Adam Andacs, Abigail Arenas, Lillian Ault, Tristan Ault, Elliot Bolivar, Carlee Englert, Julia Esposito, David Gouraige, Mahlaky Hernandez, Isabella Kolasa, Naomi Kowalczyk, Emma Leake, William McCombie,…
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"I am the bread of life.” -John 6:48 This Sunday our youth will receive Jesus in Holy Communion for the first time. The Eucharist is the last and greatest gift Jesus gave to us the night before he died for…
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