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“It’s time to quit patting the mule and start packing the wagon,” my grandfather would say, and I’d know it was time to get back to work.
Like many of his time, and …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/13/20
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The past weeks have been extraordinary and, by extraordinary I mean a singular time we hope never to repeat.
It’s not just the number of cases and COVID-19 deaths. There are the lost jobs, …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/30/20
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It’s hard. Children are off school, but playgrounds are taped off like crime scenes.
In the fear of sickness and death, so many of the frightened are not allowed the comfort of a …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/16/20
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This will be a Lent to remember.
Almost everyone has accepted the challenge of sacrifice.
You might say that all this self-denial and social concern wasn’t entirely free will. You might …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/2/20
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When my adult children were young, they would occasionally inquire on a Sunday morning when having a hard time waking up, ‘Do we have to go to Church?”
To which I would reply, …
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By Denise Barnes
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3/24/20
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I was standing on a furrow of stripped leaves in a sugarcane field, waiting among the workers as they gathered for the five kilos of rice we were giving each of them.
Something tickled the side of …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/19/20
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It’s Lent. You pass on the steak and settle for shrimp.
It’s a small sacrifice — very small, even meaningless, some would say.
Others think we need to ramp up the …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/11/20
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Now that I have reached my two-year anniversary as your bishop, I find myself grateful every day for the opportunity to be the shepherd for God’s …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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2/19/20
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Over the past few weeks, I have spent hours poring over dated files and faded pictures from some 40 years of work.
There were black and white prints of people long gone, but suddenly and fondly …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/19/20
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“Hey Grandpa. Come quick. You got to see this,” shouted my 3-year-old grandson. He was standing at the back door, staring out the glass panels.
I got there just before his second …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/6/20
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I’ve attended three funerals in five days.
One was a priest of 57 years. He was challenging but rewarding. You had to slog through a slough of opinions, but the trek would often lead to deep …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/22/20
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In our church, the Magi begin their journey at the far left side of the sanctuary. Over the 12 days of Christmas, they make their way across the apse, arriving at the Nativity scene just in time for …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/9/20
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When men and women are trying to conquer addiction — and all its bad judgments, bad actions and bad outcomes — a punch bowl and urns of coffee are all you will find at the Christmas party …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/19/19
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Advent is simple, unpretentious and sadly ignored. I often hear, “I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas.” No one, however, seems concerned about the dwindling days of …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/12/19
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It was a rare late November day, unusually warm and brightly lit — one that just begged for a walk.
Leaving the house, I encountered a small swarm of flies. They were flitting about, diving, …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/27/19
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Reading has always been for me a way of finding how others have marked the trail.
Their words often inspire my own.
But there are always too many for me, so I share these for your …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/13/19
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This Advent, many Catholics throughout our diocese will be participating in a four-session program called “A Steward’s Way.”
We’ll be meeting in small groups in our …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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11/13/19
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“Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth where moth and decay destroy,” Jesus said.
Maybe the uncomely orbiter of light annoyed Him. Maybe He found holes in His favorite …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/30/19
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I recently had reason to ask others for prayer, and it was a surprisingly tough decision. People have asked me to pray for their health, well being, better employment, employment for their kids, even …
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By Deacon Chris M. Wickern
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10/30/19
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At our Friday group, we talk about our week. Sometimes a common theme appears.
This time, a number of the guys mentioned how blessed or grateful they felt because of someone or some event in their …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/17/19
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