Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Weddings today require a great deal of preparation.  There is the guest list, the ceremony, the clothing, the décor, the menu for the banquet and all of the other social amenities that go with weddings. Any of the least details not going exactly as planned can result...
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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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Micah 5:1-4;  Hebrews 10:5-10;  Luke 1:39-45 Today we have before us the story of the pivotal moment in human history when God reached down into the world to officially begin His plan of salvation.  At this moment in human history God, in all of his glory and majesty, became one of us, conceived in...
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When we dare to go to these places, when we work to level the mountains and valleys, we may be frightened, we may be nervous, we may feel as though life as we have known it has ended. This is why have the assurance that Baruch, and John, and Jesus give to...
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Jeremiah 33:14-16;  I Thessalonians 3:12-4:2;  Luke 21:25-28,34-36 * It is so dark! And the darkness is not all outside. There’s the darkness of recession that has put many American’s out of work, of the senseless acts of violence and suicide bombers inflicting terror around the world, of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East,...
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Revelation 7:2-4,9-14;  I John 3:1-3;  Matthew 5:1-12 Today’s celebration of All Saints is very much about “people needing people.”  We Catholics seem very much to need our fellow humans, the saints.  In the first decades of the history of our Church, we have sought out, imitated and prayed to the martyrs of our church...
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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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