Mark Saucier
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In the Acts of the Apostles, we see the burgeoning life of the early Christian community and people on fire to share this life with others.
It also holds up a mirror in which we can see ourselves …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/12/21
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Covid has caused many to consider the uncertainty of life.
Sales of headstones have increased, and the term “bucket list” is popping up in articles and ads.
That’s good. …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/28/21
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I sat at one of the tables in the yard after our Easter brunch, watching a dozen kids flitting about, looking for hidden eggs and screaming like a miner discovering gold when they found one.
It …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/15/21
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In his book, Hope for Judas, Jesuit Father Christoph Wrembeck has a picture from a 12th-century church in France.
Carved into the block of stone atop one of the towering columns, there are two …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/1/21
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A friend died the other day.
He was a good man. My wife was his spiritual director and gave a beautiful eulogy at his funeral.
One thing she mentioned was his poetry. He was able to take the …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/18/21
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We have a house for people coming out of prison with an addiction history. Like its residents, the old structure is broken and in need of repair.
It’s a place where, when you start to work …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/4/21
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After enduring pandemic, politics and a polar vortex, everyone could do with a rainbow, and we get it in Sunday’s first reading from Genesis.
God set a bow across the sky as a reminder …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/18/21
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Pope Francis just declared an annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
I write this after a long drive to meet the newest addition to our clan, and on the eve of another birthday that …
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Mark Saucier
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2/4/21
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In the gospel of John, the very first words of Jesus pose an eternal question.
Andrew and another apostle-to-be were disciples of John the Baptist. One day, when their paths crossed, the Baptizer …
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Mark Saucier
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1/21/21
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The New Year arrived with an entourage of snow, freezing rain, and bone-chilling fog.
Of course it did! What else would you expect after a year that defied an arsenal of adjectives; a year crammed …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/7/21
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Our prayer began with the wafting of a flute playing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”
Listening to the plaintive, brooding notes, I could feel the sorrowful longing of the Israelites in …
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Mark Saucier
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12/17/20
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Punctuation matters! There is a difference between “I’m sorry; I love you,” and “I’m sorry I love you.”
That Advent passage from Isaiah always sounded like …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/9/20
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In the first chapter of Genesis, five times God completed a day’s work of creation and then recognized that it was “good.” Light, land and living creatures were all good.
The …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/25/20
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You wouldn’t know it by the temperatures, but autumn is passing and winter is in its tow.
For those with lawns and gardens, it’s a busy time of raking, cutting, cleaning and …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/25/20
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The sister of some friends had been living with cancer for years. Last week, they separated: the cancer went its way, and she went God’s.
The end was no surprise, and she chose to spend her …
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Mark Saucier
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10/29/20
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My father died 10 years ago on Oct. 4.
We make what we can of a death, and so it seemed fitting that a man who loved the land and animals would take his earthly leave on the feast of St. Francis …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/15/20
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The Bible, like all great literature, has boundless depth. No matter how familiar we are with a Scriptural passage, there is always some new insight that we can find, and often desperately need.
I …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/1/20
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This pandemic reminded me of serving Mass.
At the lavabo, when I would pour water over the priest’s hands, he prayed in Latin words from Psalm 26: “I wash my hands in innocence and …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/16/20
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We ventured out to visit a friend and sat on his deck, watching the sunset.
The streams of golden light pierced the cedars and glanced across the still water of the lake.
It was, like most …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/3/20
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She was a Canaanite, an ethnic remnant of people who once occupied the land of Israel. Joshua defeated them, but they were never forgiven for being there first.
She was a woman. She had few …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/19/20
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