Category: Pastor’s Message

In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives the disciples an opportunity to quit when he asks them, “Do you also wish to go away?” We quit a lot of things. As adults, some of us have quit smoking or drinking. Some of us have quit our jobs to strike out in a new career. In most of…
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There’s nothing as tasty as cinnamon bread, the kind with powdered sugar on the top. It’s best toasted and slathered with butter. But just plain, right off the loaf, is good enough. In the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school, the nuns announced that there would be a special cinnamon bread treat for lunch. The…
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Even if you ate 62 hot dogs in one sitting, you would soon be hungry again. Last summer, Joey “Jaws” chestnut won the 97th annual Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest, held in Coney Island, N.Y., when he wolfed down 62 hot dogs in only 10 minutes. For this 2011 achievement he…
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Today’s Gospel is a wonderful affirmation that Jesus is indeed the prophet who has come into the world. The teaching tells us that with almost no resources, Jesus was resolved to feed the people. He did it miraculously and abundantly. And, in fact, the scraps were more than what he started with. Those who ate…
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  July is a time for family vacations. In today’s Gospel, Jesus wants to give his disciples a break after they return from their two-by-two mission, and they all need some quiet time.  Retreats are important. Everyone can relate to that. For Jesus and the disciples, no such interlude was granted. Waiting on the shore…
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