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 …
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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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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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 …
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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Angels are a common part of our faith but how much do we really know about them? Our belief in angels is rooted in the Bible. According to a search on www.biblegateway.com, the word “angel” appears in the New American Bible: Revised Edition 295 times. Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield points us to the Catechism, “The …
“The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life.“ These are the words that begin our first reading today. God created humanity. The first part of this verse is taking literally by some. God formed us out of the clay. They use the …
Ash WednesdayJoel 2:12-18Psalm 51:304, 5-6ab, 12-13,14 and 172 Corinthians 5:20-6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18February 22, 2023 What are we doing here today? It’s the middle of the week. We go to church on Sunday. Why are we here in the middle of the week? Of course, it is because it is Ash Wednesday. We are here to …
I recently wrote “More on Fortune Telling and Reiki in the Bible”, followed by an article on “Crystals, Exorcisms, and New Age.” Today, I would like to complete what I began to say about New Age spirituality and conclude with some challenges of understanding “mindfulness.” In my last article, I introduced you to the Vatican …
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year ALeviticus 19:1-2, 17-18Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 (8a)1 Corinthians 3:16-23February 19, 2023 Today is our last Sunday before we begin Lent. The readings are picked for Ordinary Time but they give us some good “food for thought” as we prepare to begin Lent. In Leviticus we hear the …
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