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The Art of Making a Good Advent
During the past few years I have found that the first Sunday of Advent, much like its secular equivalent of New Year’s Day on January 1, is a great time of looking forward with hope and anticipation, a...
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Wishful Thinking
I saw a recent article in Forbes online magazine with the provocative headline, “Why Your New Year’s Resolution Will Fail by February 1.” The article goes on to say that if Gym Membership is an...
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In Praise of Ordinary Time
Every year between Christmas and Lent, the Church enters the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. Unfortunately the word “ordinary” doesn’t exactly inspire. And yet if we dig deeper into the Gospel...
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Facing Easter
Easter, the primary and defining celebration of Christianity has arrived. Lent has passed and now we transition into a more joyful season as we celebrate the resurrection and reflect on what it...
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One-third of Fifty
Twelve Days of Christmas. Forty Days of Lent. Now Fifty Days of Easter. According to my calculations we are approximately one-third of the way through the Easter season. Unfortunately (or fortunately,...
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Graduation Gifts
Our firstborn son is graduating from high school this June. I can still vividly remember the day we brought him home from the hospital in awe and wonder at the miraculous new life that we would be...
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The Spirit of Catholicism – “A Drive-By” (Pre-Introduction)
Despite the challenges that the Catholic Church experiences in the world today– including the fact that she faces an uphill battle against the current cultural climate – one thing is certain: she...
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The Catholic Church vs. the Early Church?
Continuing from the previous blog post on the Catholic classic, the Spirit of Catholicism- we continue to look at the introductory Chapter 1. One of the questions that we are sometimes called to...
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Staring at the Walls
Continuing from the previous blog post on the Catholic classic, the Spirit of Catholicism- we continue to look at the introductory Chapter 1. In the introduction to his book,The Spirit of...
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Torn From Our Roots
“No way! The Catholic Church? You gotta be kiddin’ me.” No doubt you’ve heard a variation of that line before. So what in the world would motivate a person outside the Catholic Church to give it the...
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Jesus In the Church?
As viewed from the outside, it’s easy to see the Church as just another big and apparently inflexible institution. Many non-Catholics and even some Catholics no doubt ask the question as to whether the...
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When Words Distort
I’ve always been fascinated with the power words have to convey subtle shades of meaning. People are usually considered good communicators when they are able to “get to the point” without cluttering...
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Sunday Says Podcast – January 19, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday Says Podcast – January 19, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday January 19, 2014 Lectionary: 64 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for the...
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Sunday Says Podcast – February 16, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday Says Podcast – February 16, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday February 16, 2014 Lectionary: 76 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for the...
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Sunday Says Podcast – April 27, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday April 27, 2014 Lectionary: 43 Second Sunday of Easter (NAB Translation) Divine Mercy Sunday Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for the Second Sunday in Easter, April 27, 2014, Divine Mercy...
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Sunday Says Podcast – June 15, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday June 15, 2014 Lectionary: 164 Solemnity of the most Holy Trinity (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for June 15, 2014, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Thank you for...
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Sunday Says – July 6, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday Says Podcast – July 6, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday July 6, 2014 Lectionary: 100 Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) We open up the Scriptures to hear God speak...
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Sunday Says – August 3, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday August 03, 2014 Lectionary: 112 Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for August 3, 2014, the Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Thank...
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Sunday Says Podcast – August 24, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday August 24, 2014 Lectionary: 121 Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for August 24, 2014, the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time....
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Sunday Says Podcast – September 7, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections
Sunday Says Podcast – September 7, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections Sunday September 07, 2014 Lectionary: 121 Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time (NAB Translation) Welcome to the Sunday Says...
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