Category: Pastor’s Message

October 18, 2009 Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 10:35-45 The English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton once observed: “There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.” James and John, in their vanity, want to sit with Jesus on his throne in the kingdom. Jesus…
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October 11, 2009 Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 10:17-30 A rich man was dying, and when an angel appeared to tell him it was time to go, he pleaded with the angel to let him take one piece of luggage. The angel agreed, so the man got out his biggest suitcase and…
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October 4, 2009 Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mark 10:2-16 Despite the fact that Jesus said people “will not separate what God has joined together,” men and women are doing a lot of separating these days. Studies say that nearly half of the marriages in the United States end in divorce. More and…
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 8-30-09           TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                            GOSPEL: MARK 7:1-8 “You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” The Pharisees were right about one thing.  Jesus and the disciples should have washed their hands before eating. Several years ago many cruise ships were alarmed to find that hundreds of their passengers were suffering…
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 8-23-09       TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME                                                             GOSPEL: JOHN 6:60-69 “To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Having too many choices is confusing.  A simple cup of coffee is now a menu of double shot lattes or caramel macchiatos.  For tea, don’t even go there unless you want…
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