17
Nov 2024
Psalm 16 was written by King David when he felt threatened and in enemy territory. It is basically saying that God will protect me."...
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11
Nov 2024
In today's Gospel (Mark 12: 38-44), Jesus tells His disciples about the donation a widow made of two copper coins (each worth about 1/8th of a penny--all she had). She was giving her heart to God. We need to learn to do the same....
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28
Oct 2024
We, too, need to ask Jesus for what we want Jesus to do for us so that we can follow Jesus and His teachings in our hearts, thoughts, and actions....
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14
Oct 2024
Concerns of this world--money and other things--are the things we hold tightly to and may be keeping us from experiencing more of God's love....
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07
Oct 2024
Ross Neir’s homily for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, 2024-10-06. (Readings: Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16) YouTube Link–2024-10-06-Holistic Eucharist–20th Sunday after Pentecost Link: CEB Stewardship 2024 Link: Independent Movie Study 2024 Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource...
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04
Aug 2024
In the Gospel, John tells of Jesus speaking with the 5,000 people who had received bread and fish from Jesus and His disciples. He reminds them that He is the Bread of Life--eternal life.
All of us need to choose to be with Christ....
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23
Jun 2024
All three lessons today deal with having faith in God and following that faith to overcome fear. We, too, need to think about these lessons and to see how we can increase our faith to overcome fear and other challenges in our lives. "Faith over fear" is the common denominator in all of these lessons....
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16
Jun 2024
Our church has grown and evolved in all the years since then--sometimes with more members, sometimes with fewer members. We have never been huge. God looks into our hearts, and has planted a seed within each of us. We come together in Calvary to worship, to praise God, to learn, and to share. God helps us grow as individuals and as a parish community....
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28
May 2024
When we pray, "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" we are consciously reconnecting to God. As baptized Christians, the Holy Spirit is always with us and, because these three aspects of God are always connected, God is always with us. We need to remember this. God is with us in good times and bad times. Through Jesus Christ, we are promised eternal life with God....
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11
Mar 2024
Before a bird will sit on a person's finger, he will peck at the finger to see if it is solid enough to hold him. Nicodemus tested Jesus and Jesus shared some of His wisdom with Nicodemus. We, too, sometimes test Jesus to see if we can trust Him. While His words are sometimes confusing, his Disciples came to trust him--with everything. We, too, need to put our trust and faith in Jesus and to act accordingly....
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