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Labor Day Reflection

Labor Day Reflection
There was a young man who never really knew what hard labor felt like.  After all, he was a college student studying drama, reading the works of great poets and authors, and acting in the local community theatre, often being selected for the lead role. He even dabbled in writing his own plays and was…
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Gnats and Camels

Gnats and Camels
From mint and dill to gnats and camels, today’s gospel finds Jesus using lots of familiar images of his time to make his message pretty clear to the Pharisees. The Jewish people knew the Torah commanded that, right off the top, a tenth of one’s livestock, fruit trees, grain and oil be presented to God. …
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The Meeting Tent

The Meeting Tent
Our first reading today from Exodus refers to ‘the meeting tent’ which Moses always set up outside the camp site as the Israelites travelled across the desert to the Promised Land. It wasn’t like anything you’d get at a camping store, so what exactly was this mobile ‘meeting tent’, and what did it mean? First,…
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St. Mary Magdalen

St. Mary Magdalen
EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network, posed a question to its viewers, which was: Why is St. Mary Magdalen such an influential and beloved figure in your life and in the Church? Four of the many responses were: She is so important because she was the first find out about Jesus Christ's resurrection from the…
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