More on Respecting the Dead

Last Sunday (5th Sunday of Lent Year A), the first reading began, “Thus says the Lord GOD: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them.” This points us to a future resurrection. In the gospel, we heard how Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Jesus has power even over death. On …

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I am the Resurrection and the Life

In the midst of the Babylonian Exile God offers Ezekiel a vision that points to the Resurrection and new life (first reading – read all of chapter 37 for the whole story). The Lord promises that He will open our graves and have us rise from them. He offers this promise having just offered a …

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Maybe You Heard (or Maybe Not)

You may have heard there are changes coming to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The changes will be mandatory as of Divine Mercy Sunday, which falls on April 16th this year (2023). (The changes were optional as of Ash Wednesday this year so some of you may have already experienced the changes). When one hears of …

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From Darkness to Light

In today’s gospel we hear the story of the man who was born blind. In those days, serious illnesses like blindness were seen as punishment for sin. So, seeing the man who was been blind from birth, Jesus’ disciples ask him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?“. His …

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3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A – Homily

3rd Sunday of Lent, Year AExodus 17:3-7Psalm 95:1-2, 607, 8-9 (8)Romans 5:1-2, 5-8John 4:5-42March 12, 2023 Jesus is making his way through Samaria.  “Tired from his journey,” He pauses to rest at the well. While He is sitting at the well, “a woman of Samaria came to draw water.  Jesus said to her “Give me …

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New Video Completing Series on the Eucharist

Last night I completed my series of presentations, The Eucharist: The Greatest Gift with Part III. You can see Part III at www.renewaloffaith.org/greatestgiftpart3 You can see the entire series at www.renewaloffaith.org/greatestgift For the next few days you can complete at online evaluation at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE87_XQcGnC2MzKffPkwREuwgHRMLEAStetcGBjol-raetCQ/viewform?usp=sf_link As always I welcome comments. At this time, I do not …

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Does the Profound Deserve a Capital Letter?

After a few weeks of some in-depth reflection articles, today I would like to offer a simpler and brief reflection. I pose a question, “Does the profound deserve a capital letter?”. In school we learn the English rules of grammar. Among those rules are rules of capitalization. We capitalize the first word in a sentence. …

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Do We Give Control to God?

Our first reading today comes from Genesis 12 where the story of Abram, who God would later rename “Abraham.” Before this passage, the only mention of Abraham is his genealogy presented in Genesis 11:10-32. These four verses in today’s first reading tell us two very profound things about Abraham. First, that he has been chosen …

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Registration Link for Part III of “The Greatest Gift: The Eucharist”

Hello all, I finally got the Zoom account updated.  So, here is the registration link for Part III of my series “The Greatest Gift: The Eucharist” – https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YVzoWhaOT3mggFIUNUPkHw coming up on Thursday, March 9th at 6:30 pm.   I hope you can join us. If you haven’t seen Parts I or II yet, you can find them at www.renewaloffaith.org/greatestgift  …

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