Category: Pastor’s Message

FOCUS: Only those who truly know their need of God will come humbly to trust in his word. Today’s Gospel shows the difference in the prayer of the Pharisee and the tax collector. If we look at ourselves, we are likely to realize that both figures live within us. Yet, as we are reminded of…
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FOCUS: Our faith is strengthened by our prayerful expressions of gratitude and supplication. Our prayer grows our faith. Since childhood, the word of God and the Body of Christ nourished our faith. Like the staff of Moses, we carry the Lord in our hearts and ponder his wonderful ability to defeat the challenges that confront…
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FOCUS: We carry our faith with us wherever we go. Today’s readings both shed light on the gratitude of a leper healed by a man of God, one by Elisha, and one by Jesus, the Son of God. When God grants us an answer to a prayer or affliction, do we respond in gratitude like…
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FOCUS: We can do good works for others if we live with faith in God and do not harden our hearts. Faith is so important for us today. Without faith, we would not have hope. Jesus is the capstone of our faith and his words to the disciples long ago are true for us today.…
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FOCUS: How the rich man treated Lazarus is held up to us as an example of how not to act. Like the rich man, many of us have opportunities for good works right outside our door. And, also like the rich man, we can ignore their very presence. As Christians, we are called to be…
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