https://youtu.be/mPYBK750zws Today the church celebrates Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent and also the Feast of Saint Katherine Drexel. Let us pray. Keep Your family, O Lord, schooled always in good works, and so comfort them with Your protection here, as to lead them graciously to gifts on high. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, […]
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Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent
https://youtu.be/8VdXZzlCf88 “The true value of every human life is the light that God kindles within them,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily above, “Our true worth is found in the love of God that our lives reveal to the world. Our degrees and titles and offices and skills are talents and resources given to us […]
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https://youtu.be/mhcGC6hraj8 “We only forgive if our opponent makes the first move,” says Father Jerry as he describes modern society, “Our public discourse desperately needs a measure of compassionate listening. Our national conversation must be rooted in respect and charity. So today may we remember and pray for those who work in government. Those who manage […]
Continue ReadingThe 2nd Sunday of Lent
The crosses that we will find along our way in this life will, in the long run, strengthen us so that we can survive life’s rainstorms and floods. An uncomfortable and frightening prospect, yes, but as Saint Paul reminds us in today’s reading, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Jesus teaches […]
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https://youtu.be/GhXX1n0n_EM God doesn’t rejoice in the humiliation and devastation of those who betray what is good and who destroy what is holy. God always seeks to bring them back, and wants us to be the means for their return. This Lent challenges us to rethink our image of God in light of our relationships with […]
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