Posted on November 24, 2011
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Posted on November 2, 2011
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Is there not a beautiful thought connected with prayer for the dead? Were it not sad to feel that when our loved ones pass away, they are wholly separated from us? Through prayer we may still hold communion with them; by the spirit of… Continue Reading “All Souls Day”
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Posted on October 23, 2011
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From today’s first reading: Thus says the LORD: “You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. If ever you wrong them and they cry out… Continue Reading “God’s Viewpoint on Immigration”
Posted on October 18, 2011
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Today is the Feast of Saint Luke; the Gospel of Luke is attributed to him. We read today from that Gospel: Jesus said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the mast of the harvest to send out… Continue Reading “Walk this Way”
Posted on September 26, 2011
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How wonderful it was to hear the strong and clear voices of the Prima Voce Choir from St. Mary’s High School in Stockton on Sunday at our celebration of 135 years of presence and ministry in the Diocese of Stockton. They sang a song… Continue Reading “They’re singing our song!”
Posted on September 24, 2011
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Sunday’s second reading from Philippians tells us: “Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the… Continue Reading “Counterpoint Images – Photo Montage as Preaching”