“Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps” (1 Peter 2:21). As we celebrate the Passion of the Lord during Holy Week, we remember the commandment that he gave his disciples to love…
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"Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” Jesus wants us to take an active part in the Paschal Mystery of our salvation – his passion, death and resurrection. In the Gospels of…
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Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast.” The verse above (Isaiah 66:10) is not found in any of our readings this Sunday, but it is…
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She left her water jar. -John 4:28 Today’s Gospel of the cleansing of the Temple is one of the most familiar – and uncomfortable – passages of the Bible. We are familiar with the story, but I don’t think any…
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Photos and Notations from our own Fr. Nathan! São João Batista, the Oblate parish in Jundiaí, Brazil, where I had have now concelebrated several Masses (no português!), including the 50th ordination anniversary of Father Pedro and the perpetual religious vows…
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God has not grown weary of us. Let us welcome Lent as the great season in which he reminds us: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of…
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Restoration & Transformation In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals the leper by his word and by the touch of his hand. “I do will it. Be made clean.” Jesus restores him to physical health, and in doing so, also restores his…
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“...Faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” (James 2:17) St. Paul in today’s second reading describes his approach to evangelization. “I have become all things to all, to save at least some. All this I do…
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“He spoke with authority, not like the scribes and Pharisees.” Like the scribes and Pharisees, we acquire authority by trial and error. We accumulate knowledge through study, and the more our knowledge and experience grows, the greater authority we can…
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New Church Entry Policies Starting next week, January 27-28, we will ask all those who are able to enter through the main doors of the Church. If it is a hardship for you to enter through the main doors, the…
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