https://youtu.be/bmwurZg7YM4 The bride stands at the back of the church clutching her father’s arm as the wedding march begins. The entire wedding party is assembled at the altar. And her handsome groom awaits for her at the end of the aisle. But as she looks down the aisle she whispers to her father, “I […]
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Saturday of the 6th Week of Easter
https://youtu.be/DoOyaX7w7Ig The hour comes when the prodigal son becomes our own daughter or son. The hour comes when we’re called to cross the street to be the Good Samaritan to someone left broken in a ditch. Is the hour near in your home — or in your heart? “May the words of your Gospel, O […]
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https://youtu.be/1F2snWcSsJ4 When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy. Today’s Gospel is about anguish and uncertainty. As Jesus continues his final instructions to the twelve, warning of them that […]
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https://youtu.be/E0e863Q8j-4 A writer from one of our nation’s major newspapers recently wrote about having to live alone in a pandemic and a stressful job made all the more stressful in these difficult times, and of finding new meaning and peace in simply walking. Lena Felton shared, “Never have I felt so grateful for a walk. […]
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https://youtu.be/-JEJawyTNis Taxiing down the tarmac, the jetliner abruptly stopped and returned to the gate. After waiting for more than an hour the plane finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant what had happened. “The pilot was concerned about a noise he heard in the engine,” she calmly explained, “It took us […]
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