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Reflection of the Gospel: Matthew 13:24 – 43

Reflection of the Gospel: Matthew 13:24 – 43
As a Catholic, I approach the parable of the weeds among the wheat in Matthew 13:24-30 with reverence and a desire for spiritual understanding. This parable, shared by Jesus, contains profound lessons about the Kingdom of God, the reality of evil, and the importance of patient discernment. In this story, Jesus tells of a man…
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The Prophet Micah

The Prophet Micah
Max Lucado is a Christian author who uses his real-life experiences and homespun humor to share God’s message.  He tells the story of when he had to undergo a heart procedure.  The doctor explained that this cardiac ablation would cauterize and destroy the ‘misbehaving’ parts of his heart so that its beats would return to…
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Blessed Stanley Rother

Blessed Stanley Rother
The Shepherd Who Didn't Run Stanley Francis Rother was born March 27, 1935, in Okarche, Oklahoma. The oldest of the children born to Franz and Gertrude Rother, he grew up on a farm and attended Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School. He worked hard doing required chores, attended school, played sports, was an altar server,…
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St. Kateri the “Lily of the Mohawks”

St. Kateri the “Lily of the Mohawks”
In our first reading we heard about the military conflicts being planned against Israel by its oppressors, terrifying plans which made “the heart of the king and the heart of the people tremble.”  It is the message of Isaiah to the king and the people at the end of the reading, however, that is important. …
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