Is It I?
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by Melanie
19h ago
By Melanie Rigney     “And they were very sorrowful, and began to say to him one after another, ‘Is it I, Lord?’ ” ~ Matthew 26:22 It never fails to pierce our hearts. Jesus says one of the Twelve will betray Him, and eleven of them are quick to fear it’s them. We know that Judas, the 12th, is not the only one who will come up short. Peter will deny Jesus three times; Peter, John, and James will fall asleep instead of keeping watch. The synoptic Gospels make no reference to any of the apostles’ presence at the crucifixion; John refers only to his own presence and that of the women ..read more
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Signing the Passion
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by Allison Gingras
4d ago
By Allison Gingras     “Truly this man was the Son of God!” ~ Mark 15:39b   Ah, Palm Sunday. My sons used to refer to it as “the Mass that requires us to stand forever and ever (amen).” It is the Mass that turns most healthy, able-bodied children (and even some adults) into spaghetti-legged blob-o-kids.  There was a time when even my body balked when I heard the priest announce, “This morning, we’ll be following the LONG form of the Gospel.” Since 2010, I have viewed every Mass differently because that is when I began to interpret the Mass for my daughter, Faith ..read more
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True Freedom Comes from God
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by Michelle Muff
1w ago
By Michelle Muff       “Jesus then said to those Jews who believed in him,  “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,  and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”” ~ John 8:31-32   The truth will set you free.  True freedom comes from knowing, loving, and serving God. We can learn the truth by studying God’s word. By living and breathing in the sacraments of the Catholic church, we can strive to open our hearts to grace and live free. A Slave to Sin Jesus spoke to the Jews who believed in Him but did not understand. They ..read more
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Change is a Part of Life
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by Elizabeth Westhoff
1w ago
By Elizabeth Westhoff       “But it was for this purpose that I came to this hour.” ~ John 12:20-33   Transition Today is the Fifth Sunday of Lent, and today’s Gospel deals with transition. As women, we spend our lives in transition. We begin as our parents’ new babies; we transition into a child who must be helped and taught everything we need to know to survive, and then we transition into teenagers and stumble toward womanhood and new relationships. For most, we transition into someone’s wife with the new experiences of living in that role. We might transition into ..read more
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Be Like Jesus
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by Deanna Bartalini
2w ago
By Deanna Bartalini       “I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of the one who sent me.” ~ John 5:30 How often do I say, “I want to know and do God’s will,” and then go off without ever speaking to him and do what I think is best? More times than I can count and certainly more than I want to recall. Yet, remembering those times is what helps me not do it again. Father & Son Jesus is the second person of the Trinity—God the Son. This passage from John’s Gospel reminds us to pause and ..read more
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Lifting Spiritual Blindness
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by Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg
2w ago
By Sherry Brownrigg     I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life. ~ John 8:12   One of the primary goals of a 12-step program is to have a spiritual awakening, recognizing that there is a power greater than ourselves who can restore lives broken by addiction. For most, that power is our merciful, loving God. For some who do not yet know God, that “higher power” must begin with the simple understanding that we are not the center of the universe, that there is something or someone greater than ourselves. One thing is certain – wit ..read more
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The Lord Rested on the Sabbath Day
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by Lucy Johnson
3w ago
By Lucy Johnson       “and rested the seventh day; therefore, the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.” ~ Exodus 20:11b Growing up in small-town Wisconsin, I knew of no stores that were open on Sundays. The grocery stores, department stores, and liquor stores were all closed. My father worked six days a week but never on Sundays.  In today’s first reading, we are reminded that the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11) The Challenge Things sure have changed. Keeping holy the Sabbath takes a considerable effort. Sure, we go to church, but ..read more
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God is For Us
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by Lisa Henley Jones
1M ago
By Lisa Henley Jones       “If God is for us, who can be against us?”  ~ Romans 8:31   Many of us are struggling and searching in our lives. Maybe we’re searching for control, peace, joy, comfort, safety, or community. We may try to feed that ache with material goods, entertainment, careers, or busyness. It’s pretty easy to find enough distractions to think we’re fulfilled, but deep down, we know those things don’t do the trick and satisfy our hunger.   God is For Us Today’s second reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans was one of our former pastor’s f ..read more
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Humility
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by Pamela Patnode
1M ago
By Pamela Patnode       “This generation is an evil generation . . . ” ~  Luke 11:29 As I read Jesus’ words at the beginning of today’s gospel, I reflected, “Wow! Christ’s words truly apply to our world today.” Then, as I considered recent headlines and current events, I mentally enumerated the sinful actions of political leaders, famous entertainers and athletes, business and educational elites, and more. “No doubt about it,” I thought, “this is truly an evil generation. I guess some things never change.” Yet, like Jonah, the word of the Lord came to me a second ti ..read more
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First Sunday of Lent
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by Sarah Christmyer
1M ago
By Sarah Christmyer     The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.  ~Mark 1:12-13   Let me get this straight: The Holy Spirit descends like a dove on Jesus; God says he’s pleased with his Son, and “immediately” the Spirit drives Jesus into the desert. “Immediately.” St. Mark wants us to notice that the Holy Spirit anoints Jesus and then straightaway takes him to be tempted by the devil. There’s no chance to bask in the Father’s recogn ..read more
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