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Jun 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, 06/25/2023–Mass on the Grass In the Second Lesson today, (Romans 6: 1b-11) Paul reminds us that, in our baptism, we were made dead to sin. By accepting Christ through the same baptism, we share in His resurrection–and are Alive to God. From the time of Christ up to and including today, Christians are making daily choices that often result in a martyr’s death. In today’s Gospel (Mark 10: 24-39) Christ tells His disciples, “Do not fear those who kill the body but......
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Jun 2023
We receive God's Grace through our Baptism (as Paul shares in the Second Lesson today. God's Grace empowers us to do what He calls us to do. We need to listen for His call....
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May 2023
As Jesus was at the Last Supper with His disciples, He told them that, when Jesus returned to the Father, He would send the Holy Spirit to be with them--and within them. The Spirit of Truth, always inside and supporting regardless of what is happening. By virtue of our baptism, He is inside us and we are inside of Him....
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May 2023
Jesus Christ is the "Good Shepherd." In today's Gospel (John 10: 1-10), Jesus speaks about being the gate to the sheepfold. His sheep recognize His voice and He will lead them.
There are lots of voices around us today. We need to stay attuned to listen to Christ's voice as He calls to us....
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Apr 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Easter Sunday, 04/09/2023. Christ’s Rising from the Dead Shows Us Eternal Life (Readings: Acts 10: 34:43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3: 1-4; Matthew 28::1-10) YouTube Link: 2023-04-09–Holistic Eucharist–Easter Sunday Link: CEB Stewardship 2023 Link: Independent Movie Study 2023 Link: Snacking in the USA–Calvary Spring Fundraiser Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource ...
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Mar 2023
In John 11: 1-45, Jesus tells Martha, Lazarus's sister, that He is the Resurrection and the Life. Jesus revealed Himself as the Son of God several times--at the well in Samaria, this one includes raising Lazarus from the dead....
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Mar 2023
By giving the blind man his sight, Jesus Christ restored more than sight to him. The formerly blind man had a new life. To receive his sight, the blind man had to wash in a pool--in the picture.
This is also symbolic of baptism, with people baptized by water and the Holy Spirit. As we read more about the blind man, we see that he is becoming more aware of Spirit through the reading, eventually recognizing Jesus Christ as Lord and worshiping him....
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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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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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Feb 2023
Jesus calls us to follow His lead--helping the homeless, caring for the oppressed, helping feed the hungry. "The poor are with us always" (a truth in the past and lasting today.) Take the time to ask, "Lord, what would you have me do?"...
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