Spreading the Good News!

The Christmas season concludes today with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.  As narrated in today’s Gospel, God the Father himself at ...
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Happy New Year to all!  The beginning of each new year is both a time of hope and a time of challenge.  The hope is that we will find new ...
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In this season marked by family gatherings, it is appropriate that we celebrate today the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph ...
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In today’s First Reading we hear the prophecy about a son to be born, who is to be named Emmanuel.  In the Gospel we learn that Emmanuel ...
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The Third Sunday of Advent is traditionally known as “Gaudete Sunday.”  This name comes from the first word in Latin of the Introit (En ...
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Today’s Gospel introduces us to the last of the prophets, Saint John the Baptist.  He is the “voice” of whom Isaiah spoke (40:3) call ...
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Happy New Year!  This First Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year and the countdown to Christmas.  Today we bless ...
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People often ask the meaning of the initials “I.N.R.I.,” which appear on the scroll at the top of a crucifix.  When a criminal was cruc ...
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The refrain from today’s Responsorial Psalm gives hope to a world where injustice and suffering are all too common.  The psalm calls all ...
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The refrain from today’s Responsorial Psalm is so appropriate for this time of year.  The liturgical year is drawing to a close as daylig ...
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