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Hidden Within the Transfiguration is the Greater Glory of the Cross

February 21, 2023

Matthew 17:1-9 by Rich Futrell Our Lord’s transfiguration is a spectacular event bringing together many holy pieces. An otherworldly radiance emanates from Jesus, His body glowing with a light brighter than the sun. Shrouded in His divinity, Jesus converses with two renowned seers of old, Moses and Elijah, discussing His

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Getting Righteousness Right

February 6, 2023

by Brent Kercheville In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is correcting the false teachings that circulated regarding the Law of Moses. What the teachers were doing in their day is something that we like to do also today. We take the commands of God and interpret

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Hello Darkness My Old Friend

January 11, 2023

“Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence? It began when Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, a Jewish kid from Queens, enrolled in Columbia University. During freshman orientation, Art

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By Standing Firm You Gain Life

November 2, 2022

A Refection on Luke 21:5-19 by Rev. Lauri Ferring Luke 21:5–19 NASB95 And while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said, “As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left

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The Thankful Leper

September 26, 2022

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson ” Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.  As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’ 

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Increase Our Faith

September 21, 2022

Grace and peace to all of you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! Perhaps we can summarize today’s meditation with this question: “What does it mean to have Christian faith?” What does it mean to be a Christian? These are so simple and foundational questions

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Our New Pastor

June 22, 2022

Fr. Brian Frain, SJAssistant Professor of EducationCollege of Arts and SciencesVan Ackeren 313 Additional Positions  Director, Thomas More Center for Catholic Thought and Culture Degrees  Ed.D. Education, University of RochesterOther Sacred Theology, Weston Jesuit School of TheologyM.A. Divinity, Weston Jesuit School of TheologyM.A. Philosophy, Fordham UniversityM.S. Education, Saint Joseph’s UniversityB.A.

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Bad Excuses (Luke 9:51-62)

June 22, 2022

by Fr. John Bartunek, LC “You who have been present at this bloody tragedy, learn that all torments seem as nothing to one who has an everlasting crown before his eyes. Your gods are not gods; renounce their worship. He alone for whom I suffer and die is the true

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Home Alone? Reflections on John 14:23-29

May 10, 2022

by Alyce McKenzie “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with (abide with) them” (Jn. 14:23). Biblical scholar Andre Brower Latz points out that “abide” (“make our home with”) is John’s “preferred and

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter

April 28, 2024

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

April 21, 2024

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

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