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  Having sent his apostles on an apostolic mission to preach the gospel and to call people to repentance, Jesus welcomes them back into his presence.  They return to him after a successful mission of ministering to the needs of... More Info →

When people have specialized skills in our culture today they often go into business for themselves and become independent contractors.  They know that they have a valuable commodity to offer people that the people really need.  They... More Info →

 Life can be hard at times.  One of the consequences of the fall due to original sin is that life will contain its share of difficulties and pains.  We earn our living now by the “sweat of our brow” and even the gift of... More Info →

    In life there are those who are rich and there are those who suffer poverty.  This condition is not necessarily an economic reality.  There are many people that have a lot of money and yet suffer in great poverty and... More Info →

    We all go through times of transition in our lives.  Life is constantly evolving and we are always in a state of growth and transformation.  Often we can find ourselves in new and challenging situations.  Times of... More Info →

    Seeds scattered.  Growth, mysterious and hidden.  Fruit, abundant and life-giving.  Life, beyond formulas, calculations and predictions.  Seeds sprout and grow, we know not how.  Life presses on towards its... More Info →

At this time in our culture we can see a “crisis of commitment” building.  It seems that more and more our young people are having difficulty committing themselves to a life path and making a decision for life.  Everything... More Info →

  I love to watch small children enter the church, dip their hands into the font that contains the waters of their baptism and bless themselves with the rule of faith that has been handed down to us from the apostles and that was contained... More Info →

  St. Philo of Alexandria wrote:  “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.”  From the moment that we enter into this world, we are engaged in a great battle for our hearts, minds and souls.  This world,... More Info →

At the end of Mark’s gospel Jesus gives his disciples some final instructions before his final ascension into heaven.  He is sending them out into the world to spread the good news of God’s love and salvation.  Some will... More Info →