Sirach 3:1718,20,28-29; Hebrews 12:18-23; Luke 14:1,7-14 It is through pride that sin and suffering came into this world.  Our first parents, Adam and Eve, were faced with the very temptation that resulted in the fall of the tempter.  As faith teaches us, Satan began as an angel named Lucifer.  Created as a pure spirit,...
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Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19; Luke 12:32-48 “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). This statement of faith, given us by the author of Hebrews, is perhaps the best definition of faith that I have ever heard. We are living in a time in which...
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Christmas – 2009 The Christmas story, with its vivid cast of characters, is a story so very familiar to us.  Because of this we sometimes can miss sight of the deeper meaning of the reality of the “Word made flesh,” our God who came to dwell among us.  Because of this I invite you...
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How many of you have ever had the pleasure of listening to a child practicing the piano? As the child struggles with some of the complicated fingering patterns you hear the same notes over and over and over again. When they finally have mastered the particular fingering exercise, and you have heard...
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