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Hope

Hope

How often, and how casually, we use the word ‘hope’ every day: I hope you feel better. I hope your company has a good time. I hope it gets cooler soon. Yes, we want everything to work out for us and those we love, but that’s not the meaning of Christian hope. That hope, that…

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Reflection Matthew: 14:22-33

Reflection Matthew: 14:22-33

One of the most famous stories of the New Testament is the one about Jesus walking on the water. If there is any gospel story we never tire of hearing, this is it. The lake is rough. Though several of the apostles spent most of their life in a boat, they’re still worried. But when…

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St. Clare

St. Clare

Christ uses two familiar images in our gospel today. The first is that of a child’s quality of humility that’s needed to enter the kingdom of heaven. The second image is the importance of the life of the one sheep lost from the herd of one hundred. St. Clare, whose feast we celebrate today, certainly…

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August Overview

August Overview

The entire month falls within the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. It is used in the…

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