What Is Your Purpose?

Sunday September 18, 2022

How you answer this question will determine the course of your life. It will help you get up in the morning. It will decide what you do with your precious time. It will even define why you breathe. For the Christian follower, there's only…

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Our Lady Of Sorrows

Thursday September 15, 2022

Many long hours were spent in prayer in this chapel depicted in the photo at my previous parish. When we designed it, I especially wanted the images of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Both of them are pierced.

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Why We Make The Sign Of The Cross

Wednesday September 14, 2022

Its hard to believe today that it took 400 years before Christians starting to use the cross in art. The earliest surviving image we have is a wood carving on the main doors of the church of Santa Sabina on the famous Aventine Hill in Rome…

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"You Cannot Banish Me"

Tuesday September 13, 2022

Have you ever found it hard to speak up for your faith? It happens to the best of us. Imagine now if you had to confront the most powerful people on planet earth. This was the case for St. John Chrysostom, the 4th century Archbishop of…

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How To Measure Your Greatness

Sunday September 11, 2022

How many hours per day does the average American teenager (ages 13-18) spends on entertainment? The answer is a whopping nine! How about your average American tween (ages 8-12)? The answer is six!

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Altar, Sacrifice, Sacrifice, Altar

Friday September 9, 2022

Keep an eye on the priest the next time you're at Holy Mass. As he processes in during the beginning of the sacred rites, he will kiss the altar. That little intimate gestures he often missed by those in the crowd. For the priest, he can…

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Happy Birthday Virgin Mary!

Thursday September 8, 2022

Exactly nine months after the Church celebrated the Immaculate Conception of Mary, we now celebrate her birth. Bring out the cake, presents, and balloons. It's her day. 

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Blessed Are The Poor

Wednesday September 7, 2022

"Blessed are the poor", Jesus says in today's Gospel, while the world says "Amazing are the rich." We scramble, claw, and elbow our way to the top, all the while happiness is already at our fingertips. We need not go far. The "one thing",…

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Jesus Offers True Healing

Tuesday September 6, 2022

In today's Gospel, we read that "Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God." (Cf. Luke 6:12) The next day he chooses the famous Twelve Disciples and renames them the "Apostles".

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"Lord, Prepare My Heart"

Sunday September 4, 2022

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