Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 The Roman Catholic Church is the largest multi-cultural institution in the entire world.  We are virtually on every continent, in nearly every country.  On any given day the mass is celebrated in English, Latin, Italian, German, and Spanish, in Hindi, Swahili, Kirundi, the many different dialects of...
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Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Every family has its colorful members: Maybe she is an eccentric woman, like Auntie Mame; may he is an elderly bachelor, like Uncle Fester.  These people are often the source of many a good family story.  And in spite of their eccentricities, in spite of their strangeness, we...
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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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