Today we celebrate the feast of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Canonized together in 2015, they model for the Church the importance of living our vocation fully and wholeheartedly in order to grow in holiness. Their living and modeling the faith, even in times of great suffering, nurtured a...
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No Exclusions
When Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan, it is in response to someone who wishes to narrow down the list of those whom he needs to love. If I am required to love my neighbor and I can exclude some from the category of neighbor, I am free of my obligation to love...
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Welcome, Father Jason!
We are excited to welcome Father Jason Kahle as our new pastor! Come to any Mass this weekend to introduce yourself and welcome him. May God continue to pour His blessings on Father Jason and all of us!
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The Privilege and Cost of Freedom
As we approach the Fourth of July and celebrate our freedom as a nation, I reflect on what this gift of freedom means in my daily life. I am certainly blessed abundantly to live in a country in which freedom allows me so many basic rights and privileges. I am also reminded of so many...
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Heartbeat of the Father
Jesus speaks in today’s Gospel about the importance of the law in living as Christian disciples. More than rules and regulations, the Law Jesus places before us is living the Will of the Father. In order to know the Will of the Father, I must draw close to Him. Heavenly Father, draw me so close...
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Why?
Young children and their teacher killed in their classroom. Others shot and injured. Parents and family members devastated. Jesus wept.
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Remain in Me
I am not called to live a good life in order to draw close to Jesus. I am called to cling to Jesus that His grace may empower me to live a good life. “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because...
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Choosing Peace
Jesus states very clearly, “Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid….” (Jn 14: 27). He has promised His peace to each of us in spite of and through the troubles and sufferings that fill our days. It is for me to choose His peace, to choose to walk alongside Him, to choose to...
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Love without limits
Jesus’ instruction in today’s Gospel reading is “to love one another as I have loved you.” Jesus lived with His disciples for three years and modeled this love prior to issuing this command. They had witnessed firsthand the kind of love He spoke of: a love which welcomed all people (especially sinners) to the table,...
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Receiving Jesus
In today’s Gospel, Jesus states clearly, “Whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me” (Jn. 13:20). Can I believe that God in His provident love and care for me sends people into my life each day for a specific reason and mission? I meet someone...