A Way Forward
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We begin a new series on sexuality called A Way Forward. As you know this topic is often polemical and yet there are many core issues that go unknown by many Catholics today, and children are often damaged by this lack of clear ideas. God has a beautiful plan for marriage…
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Turn Around And See Something Tremendous
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we have been saying that you and I are always searching for happiness; we have been made for it, and it takes place on many levels. God wants to give us something even greater than happiness, something that money cannot buy. Joy is a gift from God, and is fruit…
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Come And See!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We all have the desire in us to be happy. And God wants us to experience a happiness that does not fade away. This experience which comes from God is called joy. It is not based on circumstances and is permanent. It is a gift from God. Often we look for…
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They Rejoiced With Exceedingly Great Joy!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy New Year! I hope your Christmas season was blessed in many ways as it comes to a close tomorrow on the Baptism of the Lord. It is true that we all desire happiness and we are hoping for it in the New Year. But God does not want you to…
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The Holy Family Is A School For Us
Dear Brothers and Sisters: “When they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the Child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom: and the favor of God was upon him (Luke 2:39-40).” On this feast of the Holy Family we can see…
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A Savior Has Been Born, For You!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, God has not left us alone. He has sent us angels, messengers, and most amazingly he has sent us his Son. The angels have helped us to prepare for this day, especially what we heard recently when the angel Gabriel visited Mary to announce that she would be the mother of…
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Mary Said, Yes! And So Can You!
Dear Brothers and Sisters: The Church gives us a wonderful gospel for this last Sunday of Advent. It is the gospel of the Annunciation when it is announced by the Archangel Gabriel to Mary that she will be the Mother of God. Mary was greatly troubled by this announcement and rightly so. This is the…
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Rejoice, Even When Life Doesn’t Go Your Way
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This is our third week of Advent and the third part of our series on angels, which come as a good reminder as we prepare for Christmas. I hope and pray that you are developing a relationship with your angel and that he or she is helping you to pray and…
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Console My People
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our second week of the series on angels we are reminded that angels seem more popular than Jesus himself. They appear non-threatening and cuddly, majestic and graceful, mysterious and new age-y. Maybe intelligent people are more likely to dismiss them as myth. Yet angels play a key role in salvation…
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Be Watchful!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Mark tells us in his gospel this week, and we will hear from him this year, “Stay awake! Be watchful and alert! You do not know when the time will come.” Advent is a time of waiting for the Lord; first, in his second Coming and then for his coming to…
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