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This Sunday’s ReadingsThis weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible.Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readingsThe Word on FireThe Word On Fire – Fr. Robert Barron’s internet site offers many interesting insights into all things Catholic.
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“I am with you until the end of the age”: A promise fulfilled in the Catholic MassMay 9th, 2013 by deaconmike I was at a funeral service recently, and it was led by Pastor Mike. At the two hour mark my Mennonite friend whispered in my ear, “Mike there is a lot to be said for the Catholic Mass.”The theme I am kicking around for this week’s homily on the Ascension of our Lord is: “So what do we do now?” Yesterday we looked at the Great Commission in Matthew’s gospel where Jesus tells us to stop worrying because he will be with us until the end of the age.One of the ways he fulfills this promise is through the gift of the Eucharist which is at the core of the Catholic Mass.Below is a 29-minute homily (yes I said 29 minutes) from Bishop Fulton Sheen.
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What do we do now Lord?May 8th, 2013 by deaconmike In a scene at the very end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus gives us a “great commission” which in part answers the question raised by the disciple in the stain glass window who upon seeing Jesus ascend into heaven asks his friend , “What do we do now?The Great Commission Matthew 28 (16-20) Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted
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This Sunday: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Year CMay 7th, 2013 by deaconmike This Sunday’s ReadingsThis weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible.Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readingsThe Word on FireThe Word On Fire – Fr. Robert Barron’s internet site offers many interesting insights into all things Catholic.
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the Ascension of our Lord: “So now what do we do?”May 6th, 2013 by deaconmike This coming Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord.This is also homily week for me and one of the unique things about preaching this weekend at St. Patrick’s is that the church is equipped with what is perhaps the world’s largest “PowerPoint” slide depicting the Ascension.If you look closely at the picture, you will see one of the disciples in the lower corner of the painting
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Signs from the Road: Where prices converge!May 3rd, 2013 by deaconmike Here is a sign from the Sprint Zone at the world famous Daytona 500. We were in the land where Beer and Water cost the same
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The Wisdom of Brennan Manning- “This is the Jesus of the Gospels.”May 1st, 2013 by deaconmike Brennan ManningApril 27, 1934 – April 12, 2013If there was a model of the modern day itinerant preacher it might well be Brennan Manning. This alcoholic , ex-priest, divorced wanderer might seem to be an odd role model.Henri Nouwen talks about the Wounded Healer and Brennan was exactly that
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This Sunday’s ReadingsThis weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible.Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readingsThe Word on FireThe Word On Fire – Fr. Robert Barron’s internet site offers many interesting insights into all things Catholic
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What is the hurry?Apr 28th, 2013 by deaconmike “The great tragedy of speed as an answer to the complexities and responsibilities of existence is that very soon we cannot recognize anything or anyone who is not traveling at the same velocity as we are.
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