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Fat Tuesday

Enter the Narrow Gate …just a little food for thought. Well, Lent is finally upon us. Fat Tuesday is always a day that gets me thinking. It seems that it is the last hurrah before we need to knuckle down and serious think about the Lord and His great sacrifice for us. Think about it, how many of... [Read more...]

Good Friday

By the shedding of his own blood, Christ, the high priest, entered the sanctuary once and for all   From the Letter to the Hebrews      9: 11-28 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come to be, passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made by... [Read more...]

Third Sunday of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent ‘Gaudete in Domino semper!’ Rejoice in the Lord always! This is the translation above. As we enter the third week of advent, the theme is Joy. We should be joyful that the season is almost over and the celebration of the birth of our Savior is near. When we light the rose... [Read more...]

Merry Christmas 2009

  Merry Christmas Once again we find ourselves in the Season of Christmas. For me, it is a time of reflection, to look back upon the year as it draws to a close. It is also a time when I try to recall all of the good things that the Lord has done for myself, my family and my friends. It is also a time... [Read more...]

Divine Mercy

         Sister Faustina with the Divine Mercy Image We are children of the God of Mercy. The God that we praise and worship is a most merciful God. Jesus loves us so much that he wants to let his mercy stand before his judgment. In other words, Jesus wants to show us his mercy, his Divine... [Read more...]

Holy Saturday

From an ancient homily on Holy Saturday The Lord descends into hell Something strange is happening— there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the... [Read more...]

Do You Ever Feel Like Job?

Have you ever felt like Job from the Old Testament? Sometimes I do!  This past weekend was just the beginning. The weather forecast called for almost 6 inches of rain! I prayed quite a lot that we would be safe from flooding. I prayed prayers for protection and prayers against storms and floods.... [Read more...]

Repentance

Now that we are in the Season of Lent, one thing we will hear about the most is repentance. We all know that this should apply all year long. This is a never ending battle for us it seems. Sometimes it can be extremely difficult to stay on the right path and not give in to our temptations. No matter... [Read more...]

A Season of Lent

Well, Lent is here once again. It seems as though it came up so quickly after Christmas. Lent is one of those Seasons that I look forward to. If anything, it is a time to put our lives into perspective. Today’s reading from the Liturgy of the Hours, Is 58: 1-12, speaks to us of fasting and what... [Read more...]