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Reflection on the Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

It is one of the great experiences in life: to be chosen for something. Remember walking down the school hallway to where the list of who made the basketball team, or the school play, was posted? And the feeling you got when you saw your name? As we get older, the stakes get higher, but…
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SMM Rummage Sale

Mark Your Calendar for SMM’s Annual Rummage Sale! June 25 - 27 Thursday thru Saturday Sale Hours: 8 am to 2 pm When you start your spring cleaning or re-decorating project this year, be sure to set aside your gently used linens, clothing, books, kitchen and home décor for SMM’s Rummage Sale to benefit SMM’s…
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Empathy

There’s a lovely Portuguese proverb which says: “To love God is the greatest of virtues; to be loved by God is the greatest of blessings.”  That proverb reflects the key message in our first reading today: “Love, then, consists in this: not that we have loved God, but that God has loved us.” That single,…
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The Month of January

The first eleven days of January fall during the liturgical season known as Christmas which is represented by the liturgical color white (and gold) — the color of light, a symbol of joy, purity and innocence (absolute or restored). The remaining days of January are the beginning of liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Epiphany),…
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