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06Dec

Reflection for Sunday – December 10, 2023

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Readings: Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1: 1-8 Preacher: Brigit Hurley We’ve become accustomed to celebrating Advent by... Read More →
30Nov

Reflection for Sunday – December 3, 2023

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Readings: Isaiah 63: 16b-17, 64: 2-7; 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9; Mark 13: 33-37 Preacher: Cathy Kamp “Be watchful. Be alert!” Jesus... Read More →
22Nov

Reflection for Sunday – November 26, 2023

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Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28; Matthew 25: 31-46 Preacher: Nancy DeRycke Wow!  I just opened the Scripture... Read More →
16Nov

Reflection for Sunday – November 19, 2023

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Readings: Proverbs 31: 10-13, 19-20, 30-31;  I Thessalonians 5: 1-6;  Matthew 25: 14-30 Preacher: Susan K. Roll On the first day... Read More →

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Women Deacons in the First Millennium of the Church

Where and how did women deacons begin?  Some might say, “Oh, it began with Phoebe.  You know, she’s the one that Paul praised in his letter to the Romans more….

Phoebe’s Story

In case you missed it, September 3rd is St. Phoebe’s Feast Day.  I’m guessing that you missed it.  I’m also guessing that you may well be wondering this: Who, exactly, is Phoebe?  And why is she considered so important that she’s given a Feast Day? More…

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Synod for Synodality has been Extended for another Year!

Pope Francis announced that the 16th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will take place in two sessions: the first from 4 to 29 October 2023; the second in October 2024. This extension of the synodal journey is meant to be an opportunity – as Pope Francis said – “to foster an understanding of synodality as a constitutive dimension of the Church, and to help everyone to live it in a journey of brothers and sisters who bear witness to the joy of the Gospel”.

Let us therefore take advantage of this to continue our synodal conversion and put into practice what we can do, as of now, to make ecclesial communities more and more synodal.

Sr. Barbara Moore, RSM Blog

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(Holy) Order in the Church!

Fr. Ed Palumbos reflects on the Sacrament of Holy Orders…I was ordained in 1972 when the teaching of the Second Vatican council was still unfolding and being implemented in the parishes that I’ve served over the past 50 years. More…

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