Category: Pastor’s Message

The movie “Cast Away” is a story of solitude that begins when a plane crashes in the ocean and the sole survivor is washed up on an uninhabited island. He learns how to fish and make fire and he finds water in a cave, but the solitude is a different matter. Like Jesus, he is…
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One perfect Sunday morning, Fr. Hookum, an avid fisherman and owner of many fishing trophies, couldn’t resist the temptation to sneak off to his favorite fishing hole. He called a neighboring parish, pretending to be sick, and got his Masses covered. Fr. Hookum hadn’t been on the water five minutes before he snagged a fish…
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In the story from the Gospel today, Jesus invites us to understand who he is. When he announced, “This scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing,” his own townspeople rejected him and his claims. “A Story That No One Can Beat” was the original title of Dr. Seuss’ first children’s book, renamed “And to Think…
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The legendary Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is said to be hidden in the Superstition Mountains near Apache Junction, Ariz. The mine got its name in the 1870’s, when a body was discovered in the desert along with saddlebags filled with gold. One writer estimates that as many as 8,000 seekers still try to find the…
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The miracle at the wedding at Cana is the first sign Jesus performs in the Gospel of John. One comedian observed that maybe Jesus tried too hard. Just one jar holding 20 gallons of wine would have been plenty. But he changed six jars of water into wine, creating 120 gallons. It must have been…
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