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The Pink in Advent

This Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, is one of my favorites in the year. Gaudete Sunday – Rejoice! For two weeks we have been

Bonnie Engstrom December 14, AD 2025 No Comments

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Mary’s Advent

The season of Advent is a time for waiting, preparing, and eagerly anticipating the birth of Christ. It seems like no one could understand this

Liesl Bee December 10, AD 2025 No Comments

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Advent Hope

It took a long time to build St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. A really, really long time. The construction began in 1506 and finished in

Fr. Joseph Gill December 3, AD 2025 1 Comment

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The Beauty and Danger of Indulgences

A number of parishioners mentioned this month that they were seeking indulgences for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Some might ask: Indulgences? Are they still

Fr. Joseph Gill November 30, AD 2025 1 Comment

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As We Forgive

In Luke’s Gospel, we hear the parable of the dishonest steward. While this steward who squanders his master’s property is not exactly a model of

Erin Cain November 29, AD 2025 2 Comments

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Nic Davidson’s Black Friday Shopper’s Companion

Preface: This “Black Friday Shoppers Companion” was created to aid you in the many escapades, detours, pitfalls, and ecstasies that you’ll experience as you venture

Nic Davidson November 28, AD 2025 3 Comments

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By Their Fruits You Will Know Them

2 Kings 22:8-23:3, Psalm 119, Matthew 7:15-20 Faith, Hope, Love, Fear of the Lord, Humility, Patience, Obedience. These are hallmarks of the greatest fruits we

Noel Ethan Tan November 26, AD 2025 3 Comments

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The Only One to Change Is Ourselves

When I was at St. Mary’s in Stamford, which is a mostly-Hispanic parish, there used to be a running joke among the priests that all

Fr. Joseph Gill November 25, AD 2025 1 Comment

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Praying Like Jesus: The Lord’s Prayer

The Our Father or the Lord’s Prayer is the one prayer that all people of Christian belief have in common. This is a familial prayer

Birgit Jones November 21, AD 2025 No Comments

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Not Cool to be the King

If Jesus Christ is King of the Universe, why is the world so messed up? Why is it that, despite our best efforts, it seems

Fr. Joseph Gill November 20, AD 2025 1 Comment

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Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts?

Today let’s take up a thorny question that I am often asked – can people in Purgatory communicate with us? In other words, are ghosts

Fr. Joseph Gill November 19, AD 2025 1 Comment

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God’s Unfolding Plan

Ask me 10 years ago if I‘d be a missionary, living on God’s providence, going wherever He sends, and I’d think you’re out of your

Nicholas Lye November 18, AD 2025 No Comments

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Lessons in Spiritual Warfare

We pray with our children before bed each night. John was getting a bit distracted during the Hail Mary, so I thought I would try

Lauren Meyers November 11, AD 2025 No Comments

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This is me

“As Jesus drew near to Jericho there was a blind man sitting at the side of the road begging… he called out, ‘Jesus, Son of

Nicholas Lye November 9, AD 2025 2 Comments

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Parish Life on a Military Base

Military families tend to make friends quickly. When deployments and PCS’s loom large, wasting time isn’t an option. You have to make yourself available and

Elizabeth Hoxie November 3, AD 2025 3 Comments