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Just doing my job

Just doing my job
Today’s gospel could be difficult to understand.  It seems as if the master is being a bit demanding of his servant, and surely ungrateful, for his servant’s work.  After a full day’s work in the field, the servant comes in not to eat or relax, but to perform yet another task of serving the master’s…
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Gospel of Mark

Gospel of Mark
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Mark 12:41–42 If you were in charge of the Temple treasury, which would you prefer? The rich putting…
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Do I have a heart?

Do I have a heart?
Two weeks ago, on Oct. 24, Pope Francis wrote a beautiful letter to the universal Church called “He Loved Us”, or “Dilexit Nos” in Latin, but I think he really had our parish in mind when he penned it.  This is because the theme of his writing is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and he…
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November 2024

November 2024
The entire month of November falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially…
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