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Paul & The Dangers of Catholic Celebrity | May 27

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/26/20

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There’s a beautiful similarity between Paul’s speech at Miletus in the first reading and Jesus’s speech to the apostles at the Last Supper in the Gospel. I see in them both how they toiled and labored for the ... Read More »

St. Philip Neri | May 26

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/26/20

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Today is the memorial for St. Philip Neri, an Italian priest born in 1515. He is one of the influential figures of the Counter-Reformation. As a confessor, he had a gift for seeing through the pretenses and illusions ... Read More »

Have Peace In Me | May 25

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/21/20

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Fr. Jacques Philippe, a favorite spiritual author of mine, said in his book Searching for and Maintaining Peace, that “all the reasons that cause us to lose our sense of peace are bad reasons.” He dedicates a whole ... Read More »

Homily for Ascension | Fr. Andy

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/21/20

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This weekend we celebrate the Ascension, where Jesus, after appearing to the Apostles and many other disciples in the forty days after the Resurrection, Jesus ascended into Heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father.

Heaven.  ... Read More »

Apollos’ Example of Humility | May 23

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/21/20

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As a professional evangelist, I really like the stories in Acts of the Apostles. I usually take from their example how to tell the Great Story of Jesus, how to boldly take a stand for the Gospel in ... Read More »

Redemptive Suffering | May 22

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/21/20

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Redemptive suffering is a uniquely Christian idea. In fact, our entire religion is based on it.

Jesus’s words today: “You will grieve, but your grief will become joy. … So you also are now in anguish. But I ... Read More »

Redemptive Suffering | May 21

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/20/20

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Praise be to God! Yesterday Archbishop Jackels announced that public mass will resume in our Archdiocese beginning on Pentecost! Alleluia! Thanks be to the Holy Spirit on this amazing feast!

As we begin to approach the sacraments again, ... Read More »

How Coffee Led Me to God | May 20

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/20/20

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If you don't usually read the readings before you read these reflections, please read today's first reading! It's a beautiful, evangelical discourse that speaks truth into the hearts of all while acknowledging and respecting the hearers unique experience ... Read More »

Praise and Thanksgiving | May 19

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/18/20

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In our 1st reading today from the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Silas are beaten with rods and imprisoned for preaching in Philippi. As they sit in a dark prison, with their feet tied to a stake, they ... Read More »

Persevere in Prayer and Love | May 18

Posted by Amanda Nobis on 5/18/20

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There were two main ideas that stuck out to me in todays readings. The first comes, fittingly enough, from the first reading. Paul and companions are continuing their evangelizing travels, proclaiming the Good News far and wide. While ... Read More »