Browsing the October 2020 archive of Blog

Remember Who Your Enemy Is | October 29

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/29/20

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Man, I love today's first reading. I love the message, I love the imagery, I love the way it artfully communicates the reality of our world. Truly we are in a battle and the Lord has given us ... Read More »

Learning from the Apostles | October 28

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/28/20

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Today is the feast of Sts. Simon and Jude. Honestly, I don't know a whole lot about their stories. I know they were apostles. I know St. Jude is the patron of hopeless causes. I know they were ... Read More »

Quiet Patience Yields Fresh Bread | October 27

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/27/20

Click here to read the daily readings from the USCCB website. When I was in grade school I went to my Grandmother’s house after school until my parents got home from work. I have some fond memories of playing cards and my Grandma Kruse baking bread. I remember when ... Read More »

The Order of Evangelization | October 26

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/26/20

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There's an interesting theory in ministry about the different aspects of a faith well lived and how they intereact with and lead to each other. It has been suggested that in the past, an faith came about in ... Read More »

Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Fr. Andy

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/26/20

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This is the script from Fr. Andy's KDTH radio mass, which may have differed in respects from the Sunday mass homily at Nativity.

 

In today’s Gospel the questioning of Jesus continues.  They ask, "Teacher, which commandment in ... Read More »

Jesus is Imminent | October 23

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/23/20

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I've actually been thinking about this Gospel a lot lately, or rather simply about reading the signs of the times. Honestly, I look at the world and I want to shout, "The end is neigh! Repent and believe ... Read More »

Please Be a Saint | October 22

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/22/20

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I was really excited to pray with and write about Jesus's first words in today's Gospel. "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!" I just think that this ... Read More »

Mercy and Justice | October 21

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/21/20

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Today we are presented with the image of a thief breaking into a house, but maybe a better image for us today is if we knew who had the Covid and was going to give it to us ... Read More »

Citizens and Servants | October 20

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/20/20

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Our readings today tell us a lot about our identity. Paul says at the end of the first reading, "so then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and ... Read More »

Storing Up Treasures | October 19

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 10/19/20

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The verse before the Gospel today is, “Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.” What an appropriate beatitude for today’s Gospel. “’This night your life will be demanded of you; and the ... Read More »