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On an early-morning walk, I ducked into a church for a few minutes of prayer. It was a typical old Mexican church, drab with age and neglect, but filled with statues and 17th-century paintings that …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/19/25
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A Jubilee Year is a special year in the Catholic Church.
Jubilees have roots in the Old Testament. In the Bible, the Jubilee Year happened every 50 years. The purpose was to bring fairness, …
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By Phyllis Emmel
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3/19/25
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They were sitting in front of me. I happened to see when she grabbed her husband’s hand and held it between them.
It could have been a fleeting pain, though she didn’t appear to …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/6/25
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As members of the Body of Christ, each of us receives a unique mission from …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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2/19/25
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In Matthew, Jesus preaches the Beatitudes on the side of a mountain. In Luke, they’re preached on a plain.
“He went down with them and stood on a level place.”
In Matthew, …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/19/25
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One of our granddaughters was involved in a horticulture project at school.
Eager to pass on her learning, she told her little brother some of the things he should be doing for the aloe …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/6/25
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Music inspires and uplifts us.
It connects us to loved ones and special memories.
When I hear a hymn my mother or father loved, my heart is warm. It’s as if we are reunited, despite …
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By Teresa Pitt Green
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1/23/25
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When we sing together in the liturgy, the …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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1/23/25
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La música nos inspira y eleva. Nos conecta con nuestros seres queridos y recuerdos especiales. Cuando escucho un himno que le gustaba mi madre o mi padre, mi corazón se llena de …
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por Teresa Pitt Green
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1/23/25
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Cuando cantamos juntos en la liturgia, el Espíritu Santo se mueve entre nosotros. El canto litúrgico es un acto de fe que resuena profundamente en nuestros corazones; no es solo la …
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Por el Obispo W. Shawn McKnight
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1/23/25
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Jesus quotes Isaiah to define his mission: “He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.”
In this spirit of …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/22/25
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The Jubilee Year of Pilgrims of Hope invites all of us into a season of …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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1/9/25
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Este Año de Jubileo: Peregrinos de la Esperanza, nos invita a todos a una época de renovación, un tiempo para abrazar la esperanza que Cristo nos ofrece, especialmente ante los …
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Reverendísimo W. Shawn McKnight
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1/9/25
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We call the Sabbath the Lord’s Day, a day of rest.
Most of us don’t work on Sundays, but that’s where the rest ends. We fill them with a flurry of activities, as if busyness is …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/9/25
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Bishop McKnight preached the following homily Dec. 7 during the Ordination Mass for Father Gregory Clever:
In this season of Advent, a season of joyful …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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12/19/24
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We’ve all been there. The obligatory Christmas pageants: where our related little ones try to recapture the simple essence of Christmas in story and song.
This one, like most, was …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/18/24
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As the first Advent candle flickered, the reality suddenly dawned on me: it’s December!
It’s not like I didn’t know it was coming. I had filled my calendar with December dates …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/5/24
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It’s the month of saints and sinners.
In church, we have a large scroll with the names of the parishioners who died in the past year. Saints and sinners all.
Looking at the list, I …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/20/24
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Coincidence or providence?
In the gospel reading on the Sunday before Election Day, Jesus is asked about the greatest commandment.
“You shall love the Lord your God with all …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/7/24
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I heard the disruption of the quiet fall afternoon from inside the house. It sounded as if everything was enveloped in a cloud of incessant clicks and whistles.
Stepping outside, I found the …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/23/24
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