Blog Post by David Paternostro S.J.
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28 December 2017
28 December 2017 Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs Herod the King In his raging Charged he hath this day His men of might In his own sight ...
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27 December 2017
27 December 2017 Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist In the first reading, John writes “so that our joy may be complete” (1 Jn. 1:4). The ...
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26 December 2017
26 December 2017 Feast of St. Stephen, Protomartyr The reading from Acts begins with the fruits that everyone wants from discipleship, but then ...
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25 December 2017
25 December 2017 Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord The Gospel for Midnight Mass has a glorious opening: “In those days a decree went out ...
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24 December 2017
24 December 2017 Fourth Sunday in Advent King David is very excited about the prospect of building God a suitable dwelling place. Even the ...
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28 October 2017
28 October 2017 Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles The Gospel reading for Simon and Jude comes up on a fairly regular basis. Basically, ...
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27 October 2017
27 October 2017 Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus is now asking something else of the Pharisees (and us) in today’s ...
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26 October 2017
26 October 2017 Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus today makes what may be among His most enigmatic statements in the ...
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25 October 2017
25 October 2017 Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus again assures us of the need for vigilance in today’s Gospel. And ...
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24 October 2017
24 October 2017 Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus tells us that we need to be vigilant as we await the Last Judgment. But ...
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