Prepare The Way Of The Lord, Wait For Him
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Advent is a time of hope, of expectation, of waiting for the Lord. God wants you to recover that sense of anticipation you had as a child when you waited for Christmas. It is not about wishful thinking but to reflect about the deep desires you have for yourself, your family…
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What Are Your Deepest Desires?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Advent is a time of waiting, of expectation, a quiet time of wonder. It is first of all a preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus and the second part, a novena from December 17th to 25th, is the immediate preparation for Christmas. It is a time of hope. It is…
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This Is The King!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today marks the end of the liturgical year and the celebration of Christ the King. The gospel does not look very kingly at first glance even though the sign on the cross says, “This is the King of the Jews.” He is the only true king and his throne is the…
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Not One Stone Will Be Left Upon Another
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have been talking about how we can respond to God when a crisis develops or when something wonderful happens. Do you take a moment to reflect on that particular event and turn more seriously to God, or do you keep on moving? Do you recognize the gift or just take…
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You Will Be Like Angels
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have been looking at how you and I respond to the events of life, especially to the crisis that we all experience at times. Do these events help you to turn to God, or do you just keep going? Do you see the gifts that God gives you through your…
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Today Salvation Has Come To Your House
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We continue to reflect on how we respond to what God is doing in your life. Events that at times are good and other times very difficult. How you respond to those events shapes your life, and your faith. Hopefully you use those occasions to stop and give a measured response…
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Two People Went Up To The Temple To Pray
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have been speaking about how we respond to the events of our life, the difficulties and the good things as well. Does that crisis help you to stop and turn back to God, or do you just keep moving along? Only one of the ten lepers turns back to Jesus…
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Pray And Do Not Give Up
Dear Brothers and Sisters, You have the freedom to act and respond to the events in your life which determine in many ways the quality of your life, and of your faith. Maybe in that crisis you took time and had a measured response, or maybe you didn’t, and you regret it. The crisis I…
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How Do You Respond To What God Is Doing For You?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We start a new theme these weeks leading up to the end of the liturgical year, which is just before Thanksgiving weekend. I invite you to look at your ability to respond to the situations that God allows in your life. Perhaps it was a crisis or an opportunity and you…
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Lord, Increase My Faith
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We heard last week about how the ‘pursuit of more’ blinded the rich man in the gospel from seeing the sufferings of Lazarus. He was not a cruel man or complacent but he did not see the reality in front of him and by the time he saw Lazarus in the…
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