Category: Pastor’s Message

Focus: God, the Lord of the living and the dead, desires us to have life and live it to the fullest. God’s power is revealed in many ways. Today’s readings reflect this power in life-changing ways. In two instances, life is restored. In another, a life is literally changed. God desires us to have life.…
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Focus: The Eucharist is the center of the Church’s life. The source and summit of our faith, the Eucharist, is honored today in the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Through the Eucharist, we see the culmination of God’s action of sanctification. In it, we also have the ultimate gift we…
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The attorney for the rich woman opened the sealed envelope containing her last will and testament. His office was crowded with all the hopeful relatives who were eager to receive their inheritances. As the attorney began to read, they scooted forward to the edge of their seats. “And being of sound mind and body,” he…
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The new Airbus and Dreamliner airplanes need a mighty wind to lift them into the skies. These air monsters can hold up to 853 passengers and weigh 1.2 million pounds. The 460 ton Airbus needs to be rolling down the runway at 170 miles per hour before the pilot lifts the nose and lets her…
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A cartoon shows a confused man waiting for the elevator. He notices there are three buttons: UP, DOWN, and DON’T CARE. In today’s Gospel story of the Ascension of the Lord, we are reminded that the “Jesus elevator” has been getting a lot of use. At his death, Jesus “descended into hell” — into the…
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