This Thursday night Saint Joseph Parish will be hosting Doug Barry for the Battle Ready Rally. Are you prepared for the fight? Everyone has a battle. What’s Yours? The Battle Ready initiative is about being aware of, preparing for and engaging in spiritual warfare! The event is for Men, Women and Youth ages 7 and…
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(Vatican Radio) In a letter addressed “to the Catholic episcopal conferences, t? the world’s religious and political leaders, (and) to all people of good will,” the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, speaks about the extremely difficult situation in Ukraine. “For nine months,” he says, “Ukrainians have been…
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(Vatican Radio) Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of Pope Francis’ Angelus address for Sunday, 24 August 2014, the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel of this Sunday (Mt 16:13-20) is the celebrated passage, central to Matthew’s account, in which Simon, in the name of the Twelve, professes his faith in Jesus as “the…
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Bulletin: August 24, 2014-21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
THE ROCK Peter was Jesus’ choice to lead the fragile band of apostles. In today’s Gospel, Simon is given a new name—Peter, the “rock.” In John’s Gospel, Peter is called to be a shepherd. He is expected to lay down his life for his sheep. And tradition tells us that he did just that.…
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