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Category: Pastor’s Message

23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

In just five years, Facebook has gone from a startup to a social network phenomenon with 500 million users. People have found a new voice, a new way to connect. They have discovered that in their numbers they have the power to change governments.In today’s Gospel, we learn that 2,000 years ago, Jesus also told…
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18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

In today’s Gospel, the disciples heard the discouraging news that they only had five loaves and two fish with which to feed a crowd of more than 5,000. Night was falling, and there was nothing else to eat. The situation seemed hopeless. Jesus said, “Bring the bread and fish here to me,” and he ordered…
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SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

We all want to find our life’s treasure. When we finally do find it, we need to claim it boldly. In today’s Gospel parable, it says the man sold eveything he had to buy the field with the treasure in it. The story, told simply, contains enough detail to be a stage play. A man…
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SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

A determined young man bought a run down, abandoned farm. The fields were overgrown with weeds, the farmhouse roof had caved in, and the fences were broken. During his first day of work, the local priest stopped by to bless the man’s work, saying, “May you and God work together to make this the farm…
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