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Bread for the World

Bread for the World
Did you know that nearly 1 in 8 Americans - 41.7 million people receive SNAP benefits to reduce food insecurity? Please take a few minutes to write short letters to your Senators urging them to make ending hunger a top priority. Leave letters in the Bread for the World basket in the parish hall or…
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Reflection of the Gospel John 14:15–21

Reflection of the Gospel John 14:15–21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because…
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Come, Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit
We know the Holy Spirit by many names: ‘Advocate’, as Jesus says in today’s Gospel, ‘Comforter, ‘Helper’, and some of us used to say, “Holy Ghost”.  But a lot of ink has been spilled on another name for the Holy Spirit, that is, ‘Paraclete’, which is from the Greek, and has 2 root words:  para…
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May 2026 Overview

May 2026 Overview
The Easter season is represented by the liturgical color white — the color of light, a symbol of joy, purity and innocence (absolute or restored). The season ends on Pentecost, May 24. The remainder of the month (beginning the Monday after Pentecost) is in Ordinary Time which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the…
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