Mark Saucier
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“Christ and the Rich Young Ruler” is a painting by the German Heinrich Hofmann.
Two things about that work strike me. The first is how Hofmann tells the story in the …
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By Mark Saucier
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10/13/21
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On Sunday, the first reading was from Numbers. Generally, the purpose of the first reading is to thematically set the table for the Gospel.
In this case, Joshua jealously complains to Moses about …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/30/21
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Our daughter-in-law was changing her 2-year-old. The little one looked up at her mother and said, “Mommy, you’re pretty.”
Mommy gently kissed her and replied, “Caroline, …
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Mark Saucier
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9/15/21
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“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”
I could picture Athenaeus time-traveling from third century Egypt to our firepit in northwest …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/2/21
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We had two women graduate our recovery program last week.
One was simply bubbly, with a smile that would melt an iceberg. In another life, she might have been a teacher or a …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/18/21
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Another beautiful day — sunny, a gentle breeze and the ocean in mid-tide.
With neither the tumultuous swells of high tide, nor the languid waters of low, the sea was undulating and …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/5/21
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My friend is an Irish nun, an English nurse, and a Peruvian missionary.
I met her over 40 years ago when she was an energetic idealist with a call to dress the wounds, cure the sickness, and hold …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/21/21
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Overhearing their conversation was unavoidable.
It was intense — not heated but genuine, not loud but impassioned. It was not what you would expect from two men standing at an ab …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/8/21
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We do mission work in Yucatan. Among the many attractions of that Mexican state is the Chicxulub Crater, formed some 66 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into earth, leaving a hole 12 miles …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/23/21
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I was waiting for the plumber at one of our ministry houses and I decided to rest a minute on the front porch.
It was one of those perfect moments. A light rain was falling, the slightest breeze …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/10/21
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Our granddaughter looked up from her artwork and asked, “Grandpa, what is your favorite color?”
“Blue,” I answered, as I always had since a kid.
She registered the …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/26/21
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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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