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Saints Philip and James – Following Jesus
Today we celebrate the feasts of Saints Philip and James, two of Jesus’ twelve apostles. Normally a saint’s feast day is celebrated on the day of their death, but it differs for these saints. We...
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Getting ready for the Ascension
The feast of the Ascension is just a week away. I thought it fitting at this juncture to anticipate its celebration. As we look forward, we turn to the daily gospel readings. Since last Sunday, we...
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Waiting for the Happy Ending after the Crucifixion & Ascension
Today’s Gospel John 17:1-11 is identified as one of Jesus’ Farewell Discourses. This one he said just before the Crucifixion, but we revisit this passage again in and around the Ascension, to remind us...
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Preparing for Pentecost
At mass on Sunday, the priest called our attention to the action of the apostles and the Blessed Mother after Jesus’ Ascension. What did they do? They prayed. They knew that something BIG was going...
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Saints Philip and James
Ttoday we celebrate the feasts of two apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, both martyred as they spread the faith of the early church. Saint Philip, a disciple of Saint John the Baptist, preached in...
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Trusting and Doubting with Peter on the Sea of Life
Today’s Gospel remains that one kernel of the Gospel that stays with me through most every day. After feeding the 5,000, Jesus had sent the crowds home and his disciples set off in a boat while he...
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