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Surrender and Trust in God

If you were a Jew or a gentile, lived in the days of the early church, and decided you wanted to be a follower, you would become part of the original OCIA process.  You would be instructed using the book of Sirach, which we’re reading this week, and which was used extensively to teach the…
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Teachable Moments

In our gospel, Jesus is asking those thick-headed disciples a lot of questions to test their faith.  Imagine if Jesus were to ask us questions to evaluate our faith.  Perhaps those questions might sound like these: How’s your trust in Me these days? Do you read the scriptures and take my words seriously? How do…
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Doctors of the Church: St. Peter Damian

February 21: Saint Peter Damian, Bishop, and Doctor of the Church Peter was the youngest child born into a poor but noble family in Ravenna, Italy. His parents died when he was young, so he went to live with one of his older brothers who mistreated him and forced him to labor as a swineherd.…
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Gospel of Luke 5:1-11

All of us sail the deep waters, sometime, and most of us would not go, but for two words.This is the story of a fisherman who threw his life away in the high waters of a perfect storm. (Luke 5:1-11) Jesus is in need of a platform, as the story opens, so he can teach…
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