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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: The Third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of rejoicing. That’s why today’s readings mention the word “joy” twelve times. Jesus didn’t come to intimidate and oppress us;…

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: “In these days the liturgy constantly reminds us that ‘God comes’ to visit his people, to dwell in the midst of men and women and to form with them a…

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Advent is a time of waiting, of looking forward to a worldwide celebration of Christ’s first coming as well as anticipating his promised Second Coming at the end of history. The Church gives us…

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Jesus affirms that he is a king, but he also affirms that his kingdom does not “belong to this world.” If his kingdom is “not of this world,” what kind…

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: We profess every Sunday “he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his Kingdom will have no end.” This gives us a chance to…

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In the Gospel, we see the generosity of the poor widow: She didn’t just share some of her abundance; she gave God what she had. The scribes considered that they…

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In the Gospel story, we see Bartimaeus throw aside his cloak, spring up, and turn to Jesus. Why did he need to throw aside his cloak? The cloak was among…

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In today’s Gospel James and John want glory, and Our Lord wants to show them the path they did not expect would achieve it: suffering for the sake of others….

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COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” The Rich Young Man’s struggle with possessions touches each one of us….how can I be spiritually detached from things and focused on…

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A Month of Giving & Appreciation “Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will as reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for…

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