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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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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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