Browsing the September 2020 archive of Blog

"Follow Me" Means "Leave Behind" | September 30

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/30/20

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“Follow me.”

This is the invitation that proceeded the most influential life-changes in the world. “Follow me.” Two words that flipped the world upside down. Two words that flipped the lives of 12 apostles and many, many other ... Read More »

Angels of the Lord, Bless the Lord | September 29

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/29/20

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It's interesting how comic book characters have evolved in the past few decades. Marvel comics was started in 1961 and developed characters that have become household names: Captain America, Spider Man and Iron Man to name a few.

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Job's Job: Remain Childlike | September 28

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/28/20

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Today we begin reading selections from the book of Job during the daily mass readings. Job is often pointed to as a model of hope and perseverance. He lived most of his life having received generous blessings from ... Read More »

The Appointed Time | September 25

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/25/20

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Fr. Andy had another great homily today that I’m just going to present here in this blog.

There are two Greek words for time. The first is normal time, like on a clock; the second is more accurately ... Read More »

All Things are Vanity? | September 24

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/24/20

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“Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!”

Have you heard this verse from Ecclesiastes before? On the surface it’s always seemed to be to be pretty depressing, not something that I would expect to see in the bible. ... Read More »

Entitlement and Desperation: Finding the Middle | September 23

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/23/20

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Today’s first reading and Gospel are a beautiful example of complementarity. The Old and New Testament are always complementary, but sometimes it’s more obvious than others in the Mass. The first reading from Proverbs asks two things of ... Read More »

Guide me, Lord, in the way of Your commands | September 22

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/22/20

Click here to read the daily readings from the USCCB website. Our 1st reading and Gospel today intersect through a topic we may want to reflect on this morning: putting our faith into action. In the Gospel Jesus tells us “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the Word ... Read More »

Women, God, and Mammon | September 18

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/18/20

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We’ve got a pretty short Gospel today, but I wanted to point out two things of note.

First, “accompanying (Jesus) were the Twelve and some women.” I usually only think about the apostles when I think of those ... Read More »

Where Do You Start? | September 17

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/17/20

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Fr. Andy had an awesome homily today. So I’m going to do my best to remember the key points here today for the blog.

How would you tell someone about Jesus?

Where would you start?

It’s a very ... Read More »

Jesus is Patient and Kind | September 16

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 9/16/20

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When I was living in Milwaukee, I would consistently attend the young adult mass that Brew City Catholic hosted on Wednesday nights at my church. This was the reading at one of those masses and I distinctly remember ... Read More »