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Peter's Testimony & the Transfiguration | August 6
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/06/20
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The apostles had a unique gift of knowing Jesus in the flesh and walking with Him on the earth. Peter, James, and John had a particularly intimate relationship with Him. These three were the ones that Jesus took ... Read More »
August 2, 2020 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr Andy Upah
Posted by Helen Kilburg on 8/05/20
Reading 1 IS 55:1-3 Thus says the LORD:All you who are thirsty,come to the water!You who have no money,come, receive grain and eat;Come, without paying and without cost,drink wine and milk!Why spend your money for what is not bread;your wages for what fails to satisfy?Heed me, and you shall eat ... Read More »
"There is something greater than (coffee) here" | August 5
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/05/20
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You may remember my numerous references to Lectio Divina as a way of praying with Scripture and being attentive to what the Holy Spirit is saying to us. As I prayed with today’s first reading, this is the ... Read More »
St. John Vianney | August 4
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/04/20
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Today is the Memorial for Saint John Vianney. He was born in the late 18th century during a terrible oppression of the Catholic Church brought on by the French Revolution. His family had to travel illegally ... Read More »
Accept or Reject the Yoke | August 3
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/03/20
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I can’t pretend I’m a biblical scholar or expert. I try to be up front with that. So when I talk about the symbolism of a passage, I can’t guarantee that’s what it means or that it’s what ... Read More »
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam | July 31
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 7/31/20
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Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus otherwise known as the Jesuits, and what. a. guy.
There are a lot of spiritual giants that I look up to, St. Ignatius ... Read More »
Hell is Real... But So is Heaven | July 30
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 7/30/20
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The readings of late have focused a lot on the good and the bad. We hear over and over again that the good will be gathered up at the time of the harvest and enter into the eternal ... Read More »
Martha Grew, Can You? | July 29
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 7/29/20
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“I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God,the one who is coming into the world.”
These words from St. Martha of Bethany make her my favorite woman in the bible (after Mary ... Read More »
Fertilizing the Soil with the Gospel | July 28
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 7/28/20
Click here to read the daily readings from the USCCB website. In our Gospel today, we revisit the parable of the wheat and the weeds growing together in the field. It reminded me of a mishap I had fertilizing my lawn this spring. As I was walking in loops ... Read More »
Justice, Mercy, and a Dirty Loincloth | July 27
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 7/27/20
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We’ve heard a lot about the Kingdom of God in recent days. Last week, Fr. Andy preached about how the Kingdom of God isn’t a place, per se, as much as a Person. There’s an awesome Avett Brother’s ... Read More »