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One more year has passed and it\u2019s Thanksgiving again. \u00a0A time to be with family and to give thanks to Almighty God for the many blessings He has bestowed on us.<\/div>\n

The more aware we become of the blessings we have received from God and others, the more joyful our hearts become. \u00a0Realizing that everything is a gift from God frees us from our worries, ambitions and shortsightedness.<\/p>\n

I give thanks today for the arrival of my nephew Benjamin Daniel, born in April to my sister Fernanda and brother-in-law Norm. \u00a0He is a tremendous blessing to the whole family. \u00a0I had the joy of baptizing him at Saint Mary on the Hill in Augusta.<\/p>\n

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Secondly, I give thanks today for the opportunity to visit the Holy Land with my mother just two weeks ago. \u00a0Though this was my second visit, it was my first as a priest. \u00a0I had the blessing to celebrate Mass and preach at the various holy sites, including the cave of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the empty tomb of Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. \u00a0I will share more experiences from this pilgrimage later.<\/p>\n

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Final blessing at the Cave of the Nativity<\/div>\n
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Saint Teresa of Avila wrote that \u201cin all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.\u201d \u00a0It is good to pause today as a nation to give thanks to God in the midst of wars, uncertainty and fear. \u00a0May we never become one of the nine lepers who did not return to express gratitude, but rather, may we always return with grateful hearts to the source of all good gifts, God the Father.<\/div>\n
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