Are some sacraments more important than others? At times, yes. Perhaps instead of thinking of importance in terms of ranking one as first or greatest, it might be easier to think of them in terms of significance. As we grow in age and in faith, sacraments take on a different meaning and significance for...
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Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Titus 2:11-14;  3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16,21-22 There is a movie from 1994 that I have seen at least a half dozen times.   I have never been able to figure out what it was about this movie that has so captured my imagination that I am compelled to watch it anytime I stumble upon...
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Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 One hundred years ago, the first step on American soil for immigrants from Europe was not a patch of warm, welcoming earth but rather a wooden ramp at Ellis Island in New York harbor.  The ramp led to the doors of the main building where processing took place....
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