What does Jesus mean when he talks about taking up our cross? Our parents and grandparents used to say to us, “Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. You have to work at it.” Anything of substance and value requires patience, effort, and careful planning. If it were easy to do, there would not be much...
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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 53:10-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 They were struggling with the same thing that nearly every human struggles with at some time in his or her life . . . the desire for power.  On the one hand they were right in affirming that Jesus would enter into glory and be seated on his...
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What is important about the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross? September 14 celebrates the feast of the Exaltation (or Triumph) of the Holy Cross, commemorating the discovery of the true cross. Its importance lies in the theology of the cross that the feast proclaims. The cross, the instrument of humiliation and...
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Proverbs 9:1-6; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life . . . “(John 6:54). Have you ever thought about that word “eternal?”   What does it really mean?  Is eternity something you see as a “very long time” going on for ever and ever?  Do you think...
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