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The Heart of David

The Heart of David
In our story today of God, through Samuel, choosing young David as the next King of the Israelites, there is a verse that is really striking to me.  It is: Not as man sees does God see, because he sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart.” In this selection process for a…
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Saint Hilary of Poitiers

Saint Hilary of Poitiers
St. Hilary was one of those great Christian heroes who poured out their lives laboring and suffering in defense of Christ's divinity. Scarcely had the days of bloody persecution ended (313), when there arose, now within the Church, a most dangerous enemy of another sort, Arianism. The heresy of Arianism denied the divinity of Christ;…
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Hannah

Hannah
One of the most delightful pieces of news we hear and see each January 1st is the first babies of the New Year who were born after midnight.  These now famous babies are proudly being shown to the viewers by their joyous parents. Our first reading today, however, tells a very different story.  We heard…
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Reflection of the Gospel – Matthew 2:13–15, 19–23

Reflection of the Gospel – Matthew 2:13–15, 19–23
Patience. Today is the feast of the holy family and it all began of course with Mary’s yes Her fiat (her consent) to the Father’s invitation allowed her to conceive Jesus and become the mother of God. Simply put No Mary- No Jesus- Know Mary, Know Jesus. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are the three holiest…
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