https://youtu.be/Cm9i7V4oHYg To know God, the writer of today’s first reading says, not just to know about God, but to know God. We know about God as the Creator of every cell and molecule that gives form to all creation. We know about God as the final arbiter of all judgments and blessings. We know about […]
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The Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
https://youtu.be/HsCB945K9BU Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Bailey Seton. Raised an Episcopalian, wife and mother of five children, she was the foundress of the first congregation for women religious in the United States, The Sisters of Charity, devoted primarily to the education of the poor and to teaching parochial schools. She […]
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This weekend we remember the gifts of the Magi on the feast of The Epiphany of the Lord. The symbolic gifts were gold, frankincense and myrrh, but the gifts from God are much broader. They are not simply the material goods that we may enjoy. They are gifts of faith, love and joy. They are […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
https://youtu.be/R33k3lzCJqw The church continues the celebration of The Great Feast of Christmas today with The Feast of the Epiphany, a word coming from the Greek that means an awakening, a manifestation, or a revelation. It is used to describe a new idea, or insight, a different way of looking at something, or any situation with […]
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https://youtu.be/0TNBWSi8v4A “So we begin the work of putting Christmas back in its boxes, and store Christmas away for the next 11 months,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily. “But wait a minute. Let’s not box up the manger scene quite yet. Let Jesus stay around! Not the figurine but the spirit of the child of […]
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