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The Last Will Be First | August 18
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/18/20
Click here to read the daily readings from the USCCB website. When I was in middle school, there was an opportunity to go away for a week to the local Lutheran Church camp. It was one of my 1st experiences being away from home and educational in many ways for ... Read More »
August 16, 2020 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr Andy Upah
Posted by Helen Kilburg on 8/17/20
Reading 1 IS 56:1, 6-7
Thus says the LORD:Observe what is right, do what is just;for my salvation is about to come,my justice, about to be revealed.
The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,ministering to him,loving the name of the LORD,and becoming his servants—all who keep the sabbath free ... Read More »
What Do I Still Lack? | August 17
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/17/20
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Today’s Gospel is the story of the young man asking what he has to do to gain eternal life. The story ends with him walking away sad at the challenge to “go, sell what you have and … ... Read More »
Clothed Like Israel | August 14
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/14/20
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If you haven't already, I would encourage you to read the long version of today's first reading. It's a rather beautiful description of how good we are and how bad we can be. I found the imagery rather ... Read More »
Mind Your Plank | August 13
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/13/20
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Charity, caritas, agape, love. They’re all meant to signify the same thing, and in their essence their all derived from the same source. I’m not talking etymologically but practically. Charity, caritas, agape, love. They are all rooted in ... Read More »
A Healthy Community | August 12
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/12/20
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Community is very important in the life of a Christian disciple. Sure, Christians can still pursue holiness and closeness with the Lord without it, but community makes it so much easier. In my own life, I’ve had amazing ... Read More »
Living like St. Clare | August 11
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/11/20
Click here to read the daily readings from the USCCB website. Today is the Memorial of Saint Clare. St. Clare was born to a noble Italian family at the end of the 12th century. After hearing St. Francis of Assisi preach when she was 15, she decided to imitate ... Read More »
August 9, 2020 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr Andy Upah
Posted by Helen Kilburg on 8/10/20
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 1 KGS 19:9A, 11-13A At the mountain of God, Horeb,Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter. Then the LORD said to him,“Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD;the LORD will be passing by.” A strong and heavy wind was ... Read More »
Sow Like St. Lawrence | August 10
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/10/20
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Today’s readings are for the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, and how appropriate they are. Lawrence was a hero, as all the martyrs are. He boldly (and sarcastically) stood up to the persecutors of His day ... Read More »
Jesus Is More than Anything Else | August 7
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 8/07/20
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I try not to beat a dead horse. I don’t want to say the same thing over and over again, but these blogs are usually borne of my own meditation over the Scripture. And it seems to me ... Read More »