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Dec 2023
As Baptized Christians, we are called to follow Christ's example and to become more loving in thought, word, and deed....
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Dec 2023
Jesus Christ comes to us daily--in Communion, in our prayers. Advent looks at both Christ's first coming and His second coming. We need to remember to "Keep Awake"--Christ is Coming.
(Readings: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37) ...
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Nov 2023
In today's Gospel (Matthew 25), Jesus speaks about judgment day when sheep will be separated from goats. Those who show kindness, mercy, caring "to the least of these" are rewarded with eternal life. Those who fail to show kindness, mercy, caring "to the least of these" will burn into eternal punishment. Are we making the right choices and showing kindness, mercy, and caring "to the least of these"?...
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Nov 2023
We have been given gifts and a purpose in life--to become more Christlike in thought, word, and deed. At some point, we will answer to God (our "master") for how we used our gifts to fulfill our purpose....
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13
Nov 2023
In today's Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to keep awake--they don't know the day or the hour that Jesus will come again in glory and all will be taken up to heaven. At the time, believers thought that it would happen in their lifetimes. Today we still don't know. God's love through Christ and the Holy Spirit fills us and helps us to stay on course and to be ready. We have a mission to fulfill while we are here--becoming more Christ-like in word and deed. We need to remain aware of......
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05
Nov 2023
Thinking about what everlasting life in Heaven with Christ will be like is beyond our imagination. Some put forth their ideas and God has full control. We can choose to live our lives following Christ's example and loving the way Christ loved. Joined with Christ and the Holy Spirit at our baptism, we can work to live Jesus's values and loving more and more in our lives, coming closer to divinity as we do it....
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Oct 2023
In today's troubling times, it may be difficult at times and we need to remember to "Render to God the things that are God's."...
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11
Sep 2023
To love, we must forgive. When we cannot forgive, we bind ourselves in ways that impact us and those around us....
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Aug 2023
Through our baptism, we, too, have been given gifts and are called by God. We need to follow Christ's example of loving, faith, and forgiveness. Forgiveness does not always mean reconciliation--especially in cases of any form of abuse. Forgiveness means letting go--and letting God. Ask God today to help you be more forgiving and see what new comes forward in your life....
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Aug 2023
In today's Gospel (Matthew 14:22-33), Matthew describes a time when Jesus Christ walked toward their boat over a storm-tossed lake. Peter, after asking if it was really Jesus, asked Jesus to call him to come to Him over the water. Jesus told Peter, "Come" and Peter started out--then lost his nerve and started to sink. As Jesus reached out to Peter, he told him to have faith.
We, too, need to grow in our faith in Jesus Christ, reaching out to him often....
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