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Sunday September 20, 2020

Love Seeks Love (((HOMILY))): 25th Sunday In Ordinary Time

For the fire fighter, the soldier, the police officer, and the immigrant, love takes on a seemingly contradictory character. For the sake of their loved ones, they choose a path that forces them to depart from their loved ones for long periods of time, for the benefit of love. Pulled in two directions, they sacrifice…

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Sunday September 13, 2020

Fighting For Forgiveness (((HOMILY))): 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

It's not a question of "if" but "when." When will I get into a conflict with someone? If you're alive and breathing, conflict is simply built into human interaction. There is no avoiding it. Which I why Peter's question to Jesus in this Sunday's Gospel reading is stunningly practical: "If my brother sins against me, …

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Sunday September 6, 2020

We Belong To One Another (((HOMILY))): 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time

Why does God love you? Have you ever asked yourself that question? It's an awkward, strange one. Let me ask you something more earthly: Why do you love your wife? Your husband? Why do you love your children? Someone might respond, "Just because... nature, evolution." If that's the case, we've just reduced love to mere…

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Fireside Teachings

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Thursday June 11, 2020

WELCOME BACK TO MASS!

Just in time to celebrate the "source and summit of the Christian faith," our first public weekend of masses begins June 13th/14th, the great Feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ). I AM EXCITED TO WELCOME YOU BACK. A priest without God's people to serve is incomplete. Our new requirements are fairly simple and…

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Thursday February 13, 2020

(((Fireside Teachings))) Where We Got The Bible

The most influential book in human history is the Holy Bible. Through God's revelation, Western Civilization would arise and eclipse all others. But where did this mysterious book come from? Who put it together? In this presentation, we explore the Bible's historical development and how its saving revelations still…

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