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5 December 2023
Tuesday of the First Week of Advent The prophet Isaiah in today’s reading describes an idyllic state, a utopia in which violence has been ...
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4 December 2023
Monday of the First Week of Advent Today’s first reading speaks of a time which seems to be very distant in the future:
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3 December 2023
First Sunday of Advent Although this is the first Sunday in advent, the Jesuit historian in me cannot contain the fact that today also is the ...
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30 September 2023
Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church Today, the church recalls the life and work of St. Jerome. St. Jerome died in 420 and ...
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29 September 2023
Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Today is the feast of the archangel’s Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. When it was our ...
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28 September 2023
Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Today’s first reading comes from the prophet Hagai. The reading recounts the prophetic call ...
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27 September 2023
Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest We celebrate a birthday today: The 483rd anniversary of the founding of the Society of Jesus. In 1540 ...
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26 September 2023
Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time The idea of family and familial relationships has become the fodder for conversation and ...
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25 September 2023
Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Today’s reading recounts Jesus's words that a light is put on a lamp-stand and not hidden. One ...
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24 September 2023
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Children always exhibit the greatest sensitivity to fairness. God help the parent who gives one child a ...
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