Blog Post by Nicholas Leeper S.J.
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20 September 2023
Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Sometimes, we want God to give us exactly what ...
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19 September 2023
Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time My mom died several years ago from breast cancer. We made the funeral arrangements and had a ...
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18 September 2023
Monday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time There’s a temptation in Christian life to only pray for those worthy of prayer. It is good ...
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17 September 2023
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus, in today’s Gospel (Matthew 18:21-35), tells the disciples to forgive one’s sibling not seven times ...
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15 July 2023
Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Today we celebrate the feast of St. Bonaventure, a Franciscan theologian, and ...
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14 July 2023
Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, a Native American saint who converted to ...
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13 July 2023
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time What is a Christian’s purpose? Suppose we see ourselves as the Apostles whom Jesus addresses ...
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12 July 2023
Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Imagine Joseph’s perspective in today’s First Reading (Genesis 41-42). After being betrayed ...
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11 July 2023
Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot Retreats are work. Last month I completed my annual eight-day silent retreat at Conception Abbey, a ...
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10 July 2023
Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel story of Jesus raising the official’s daughter (Matthew 9:18-26) is very near to ...
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