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Who wants to go to Heaven?

Who wants to go to Heaven?

You may have heard the story of the young boy who went to church on Sunday and the priest asked, “How many of you want to go to heaven?” Everybody but a young boy put up his hand. The priest looked at him and asked, “Son, don’t you want to go to heaven?” “Sure”, the…

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St. Cecilia

St. Cecilia

St Cecilia was also known as Cecily, Cicilia. She was born in the 3rd Century around 200-230 AD in Rome, Italy. She was a noblewoman is the patron saint of music and of musicians. We celebrate her feast day on November 22 every year in the Catholic Church. St Cecilia hailed from a noble family in Rome.…

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Unexpected Contradictions

Unexpected Contradictions

When I try to imagine Zaccheus in my mind, somehow, I picture the actor Danny Devito! I can just see Danny being a bit obnoxious and pushing his way through a crowd of tall people, jumping up occasionally, trying to see over them. Then, finally, as undignified as it was, he climbs a tree in…

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Hearing loop

Hearing loop

St. Margaret Mary has installed a Hearing Loop in the Church and Chapel. The loop is to assist those with hearing loss hear more clearly during services. A hearing Loop is an assistive listening system that transmits sound directly into one’s hearing aids or cochlear implants, if equipped with at T-coil/telecoil, rather than depending on…

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