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The Joyful Season of Lent

| March 9, 2011

Each year you give us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery with mind and heart renewed. You give us a spirit of loving reverence for you, Our Father, and of willing service to our neighbor. -First Preface for Lent Last night at our parish I celebrated Mardi Gras by hearing [...]

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What are you doing for Lent?

| March 8, 2011

What are you giving up for Lent? This is an often asked question among Catholics and increasingly among other members of the Christian faith. I have long believed a better question is, What are you doing for Lent? This might mean giving up something, or in other words, fasting from the things that lead us [...]

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New Episode of “You Might Be a Saint if…”

| March 6, 2011

Every now and then my friend Jim and I like to play a little game called, “You Might Be a Saint if…” You can hear the latest episode here.

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Where Are You?

| March 5, 2011

When they heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the garden at the breezy time of the day, the man and his wife hid themselves from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. The Lord God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3: 8-9) With [...]

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Christianity is a Miserable Failure

| March 2, 2011

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford With the season of Lent quickly approaching, I have begun to reflect upon this past year and the many ways in which I have failed to be a good Christian. I am always thankful for the wisdom of the Church in [...]

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