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Be still. Be here. Be Mine.

Be still. Be here. Be Mine.
Reflection from Carlos Benitez A few years back I attended a men’s spiritual retreat at Camp La-No-Che, a Boy Scout campground near Ocala. Our spiritual director was Father Leo from St. Andrew’s, who has faithfully led this retreat every January for nearly a decade. That weekend, I felt one of the deepest encounters of God’s…
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Padre Pio

Padre Pio
September 23 is the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (1887-1968), more popularly known as Padre Pio was born in 1887 in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina. He joined the Capuchin Friars at the age of sixteen and was ordained a priest seven years later. For fifty years at the monastery of San Giovanni Rotundo he was…
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Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry

Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry
Often when we celebrate a beloved saint of our church, it is usually someone who lived centuries ago.  Today, however, we remember Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, who lived in our 20th century and died on Sept. 23, 1968. He was born in Italy in 1887 to a poor farming family…
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Gospel Reflection from John 3:13-17

Gospel Reflection from John 3:13-17
Encountering Christ: Lifted Up: On Good Friday, Jesus’s followers experienced the pain and devastation of his suffering and death, but Jesus presented his upcoming Passion differently in today’s Gospel. He spoke of being lifted up as Moses lifted the serpent on a pole in the desert. Everyone who looked upon the serpent was healed. Jesus was…
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