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Noel Ethan Tan

Charity

And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you

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Kat Larson

Here I Am, Lord

HERE I AM, LORD (lyrics by Dan Schutte) I, the Lord of sea and sky I have heard My people cry. All who dwell in

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Fr. Joseph Gill

In Good Times and Bad

Jesus gave His disciples the gift of seeing His glory in the Transfiguration so they would not lose faith when He was beaten, bloodied, and

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Noel Ethan Tan

Joy and Suffering

There is both pain and joy in giving birth. In fact, most husbands are shocked at the sight of so much blood. On the other

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Fr. Joseph Gill

On Temptation

Temptation. All of us face it daily – but how to we deal with it well? Let’s look at our Scriptures for that answer. First,

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Erin Cain

Slow and Steady

He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed

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Noel Ethan Tan

Faith in Stages

Mark’s account of the healing of the blind man (Mark 8:22-25) is unique in a sense that he was healed in stages. It was from

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Fr. Joseph Gill

Do We Get A Second Chance?

This past week, as the world was still remembering the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, a high school principal in Washington State posted on

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Kat Larson

My Roommate

The last two weeks of my life have been a whirlwind. God somehow managed to pack so much into them, I find it hard to

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Noel Ethan Tan

Free Will and Evil

Some people think they can imagine a creature which has free will but has no possibility of turning bad. I cannot. If a creature is

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Noel Ethan Tan

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! ~ Matthew 5:4 There are two kinds of mourning. The first is the kind that

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Noel Ethan Tan

Faith of Others

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening,

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Fr. Joseph Gill

Fruitful Baptism

Pope John Paul II was once asked by a reporter, “What was the most significant day of your life?” There could be lots to choose

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Kat Larson

Do You Believe?

“Do you believe that I can do this?” Jesus asked the two blind men who came to Him pleading to Him to restore their sight.

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Fr. Joseph Gill

God With Us

Back in 1995, pop singer Joan Osborne had a hit song, “One of Us”, in which she asks the question, “What if God was one

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Kat Larson

I Am Sorry, Mom

This weekend was a time of great significance. The Church celebrated the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday (“Rejoice” Sunday), but it was personally significant

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Noel Ethan Tan

Real Joy

These days, everyone is chasing after material goods. Good grades, good career opportunities, good finances. And yet, despite attaining all these, there is still a

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Fr. Joseph Gill

The Present of Presence

Our Orthodox Jewish brothers and sisters are quite strict in keeping the Sabbath. They take God’s command to “not work on the Sabbath” quite literally.

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