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Mar 2023
When Jesus meets and speaks with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, he is extending the scope of His ministry beyond the Jewish people. This comes as a surprise to His disciples....
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05
Mar 2023
"And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."...
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26
Feb 2023
The devil tempted Jesus Christ in the desert three separate times. Each time, Christ was able to overcome temptation without having a conflict with the Devil.
We, too, need to overcome temptations and Jesus shows us how....
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23
Feb 2023
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a time of reflection, sacrifice, and of drawing closer to God....
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22
Feb 2023
Fr Robert Deshaies homily for World Mission Sunday, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, 02/19/2023–Food for the Poor The founder of Food for the Poor, living in Jamaica, was profoundly impacted when he heard God’s voice in a dream with the message from Matthew 25: “I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.......
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22
Dec 2022
As we prepare to welcome the first arrival of Christ, we also prepare for His Second Coming. As part of that preparation, we are called to be living icons of Christ....
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05
Dec 2022
These weeks of Advent, we need to prepare to welcome Christ in our lives. On Christmas, Christ is born anew in our hearts....
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25
Nov 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Thanksgiving Day, 11/24/2022. (Readings: Deuteronomy 26: 1-11; Psalm 100; Philippians 4: 1-9; John 6: 25-35) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist–Thanksgiving Day, 11/24/2022 Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource Link: CEB Stewardship 2022 Link: Independent Movie Study 2022...
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31
Oct 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, 10/30/2022. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells Zacchaeus, a Jewish tax collector, that “I must stay at your house today.” Jesus’s presence in the tax collector’s home totally reforms the tax collector. We need to invite Jesus into our homes. Imagine Jesus saying to us, “I must stay at your house today.” (Readings: Habakkuk 1: 1-4, 2: 1-4; Psalm 119: 137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12; Luke 19: 1-10) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist, 21st Sunday after Pentecost, 10/30/2022 Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource ......
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Oct 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, 10/23/2022. Jesus tells the parable about a Pharisee and a tax collector, The Pharisee was praising himself and the tax collector was asking God for forgiveness. We, too, need to ask God for forgiveness–no matter how much we may think we have done. Readings: Joel 2: 23-32; Psalm – 65; 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18; Luke 18: 9-14) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist–20th Sunday after Pentecost Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource Link: CEB Stewardship 2022 Link: Independent Movie Study 2022 ...
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