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February 2021

February 13, 2021
  Have you ever wondered if you should give money to men and women who...
February 12, 2021
Lent is an ancient Christian season that seeks to draw people more deeply into their...
February 12, 2021
  Does what you wear impact how you pray? When I think about developing a...
February 11, 2021
  14-year old Bernadette Soubirous first saw the women who would come to be known...
February 10, 2021
Do you ever fear God won't listen to your prayers because their too self-focused or...
February 09, 2021
  Today the church commemorates Saint Teilo, a leader among the Christian Church in Wales in...
February 08, 2021
  The life of St. Josephine Bakhita is truly inspirational. Raised as a slave - she fought...
February 06, 2021
Paul Miki and the other 25 martyrs we commemorate today died in Japan in 1597....
February 05, 2021
  The Cult around St. Agatha is woven from a tapestry of pains and sorrows...
February 04, 2021
  John de Britto was a seventeenth-century Portuguese Jesuit who is remembered for his mission...
February 03, 2021
  Today the Church remembers Saint Oscar sometimes called Ansgar - The apostle to the...
February 02, 2021
The scriptures tell us the story of the presentation of Christ in the temple in...
February 01, 2021
Today the Church remembers the life and ministry of Brigid of Kildare. She was an Irish...

January 2021

January 31, 2021
"Our eyes should see only for God, our feet walk only for Him, our hands labor for Him...
January 30, 2021
Today the Church Honors St. Áedan of Ferns. He was known for his miracles and...
January 29, 2021
Today we honor Blessed Archangela Girlani. A woman from northern Italy - she spent her whole...
January 28, 2021
Today is the Feast of St. Issac of Ninevah. His feast is almost never celebrated...
January 27, 2021
Today is the feast of Angela Merici. She was a powerful woman who sought to empower...
January 26, 2021
Too often people limit their prayer life to what is comfortable. The Bible paints a...
January 25, 2021
  Today is "the feast of the conversion of St. Paul." I've often felt that...
January 24, 2021
Francis de Sales was a leader in a time of tremendous division. As the Bishop of...
January 23, 2021
Fr. Damien of Molokai had served the lepers of Kalaupapa, Hawaii for over a decade, and...
January 22, 2021
Hospitality is a virtue that is not well appreciated by many today. However, in the...
January 21, 2021
   

September 2020

September 28, 2020
The recent nomination of Amy Coney Barrett has raised a lot of questions about her...

April 2020

April 10, 2020
Today the Church remembers the great cost of Christ's cross. We remember that Jesus adopted...
April 08, 2020
We've talked a lot in recent days about responding to God's call. Holy Week is...
April 07, 2020
When I was growing up, meal time was a central part of our family's life...
April 06, 2020
One of the earliest records we have of Christian life and worship is from a...
April 05, 2020
Today is Palm Sunday, a day when we remember the coming of Jesus into Jerusalem....
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