Jesus Advanced In Graciousness, Charm & Wisdom
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We were considering on Christmas why God is often silent and passive. Why doesn’t he speak and act more? Hopefully, we saw that the only thing…
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Only One Thing Brings Happiness: That He Be Born In Us Today!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We in western civilization have a very romantic and sentimental view of Christmas which brings many people to church who normally do not come, and that…
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The Mother Of My Lord Comes To Me!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christmas is almost here and I encourage you to spend some time in front of the manger now and during Christmas to contemplate what the Lord…
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Be Vigilant, Watch And Pray
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Advent is a season of expectation, of waiting, which the Church wants to encourage in all of us, especially in a culture where we want everything…
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His Kingship Is To Witness To The Truth
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Solemnity of Christ the King marks the end of the liturgical year. What strikes me this year is that Jesus said to Pilate about his…
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He Will Make Of You A New Creation
Brothers and Sisters, The gospel of Mark (13: 24-32) can be scary this week since Jesus paints a breath taking view of his return to glory as Lord of the…
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What We Keep For Ourselves We Lose
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Christ reminded us last week that Christian living can be summed up with two commandments: love of God above all things and love of our…
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Love Is A Triangle
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Bartimaeus last week was cured of his blindness because he did two things: he acknowledged his weakness, his need to be cured, and he strongly cried…
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His Blindness Is His Greatest Blessing!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We hear of the story of the blind beggar Bartimaeus in today’s gospel. Jesus is leaving Jericho on his way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. …
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You Will Drink Of The Cup That I Drink
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our last week of STEPS we consider Sharing our faith with those close to us. The brothers, James and John, show their true colors by vying…
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