Our Parish held its “Chinese†Auction in the Parish’s hall on Sunday, October 11, 2009. The doors opened at Noon and the auction began at 2:00PM. Our parishioners and friends have been collecting items for the auction since February. The auction was a great success and is one more step in our working together to […]
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On the second Sunday of October each year our Holy Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Christian Family to commemorate the great meaning of the family in society and in the Church of Christ. Today, sad to say, we see the family taking a lesser and lesser role in the rearing of our children. The
There is another debate going on in the Gospel today between Jesus and the Pharisees, on a subject that is still a matter for debate in our world today – that is, marriage and divorce. The Pharisees wanted to see if Jesus could be portrayed either as a rigid rule teacher, or as a lax
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In today’s Gospel one phrase is repeated twice: “not one of usâ€. The apostle John is indignant that a man outside of their circle is casting out devils. “Because he was not one of us we tried to stop him,†John tells Jesus. But Jesus stuns the disciples by telling them that they have no
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Today’s Gospel gives us hope that we are not the only ones who get it wrong and misunderstand the Good News of Jesus. In this account, the disciples show us that there is “nothing new under the sunâ€. Jesus, calling Himself “the Son of Manâ€, is trying to prepare the disciples for the ordeal that
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The Solemnity of Brotherly Love is observed by the Polish National Catholic on the second Sunday of September. On this day members of the PNCC and the PNU of America – Spójnia, strive to increase their faith and spirituality, and their love for all God’s people; they express a desire to live daily the Two
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There is no one on this planet who is not in need of some healing. For some it will be physical healing, but for many it will be the healing that we need when we have been hurt by life. It may be a worry or an anxiety about the future or about a family
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After a series of Sunday Gospels from St. John, we are back with St. Mark. Jesus is being upbraided by the Pharisees and some of the scribes for His disciples’ failure to pay attention to the laws governing eating. For us in our culture there is an element of parents ticking off their children: “Wash
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When Peter, speaking for the twelve apostles, affirms his belief in Jesus, it is in terms of staying with Him, following Him, committing himself to Him completely. So often the word “belief†can mean just accepting statements or doctrines as true, a mere matter of opinion. Yet what today’s Gospel tells us about belief is
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Today Jesus announces that He is the living bread come down from heaven to satisfy our deepest longings. He declares that in His flesh and blood God’s life dwells, and that whoever shares in this nourishment will find union with God and the fullness of life. In Jesus, God enters us and calls us to
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