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My Flesh For the Life of the World

This week, the Gospel continues with the theme of bread. Jesus says, “I am the living bread that came down from Heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” Jesus not only give us His body in the Eucharist, […]

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I Say to You Arise

In the Gospel for this weekend, a man named Jairus approached Jesus and asked Him to heal his daughter who was about to die. When Jesus got to the girl, the people said she had already died. Jesus said not to worry because she was just sleeping, and then He called on the girl to […]

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Unleash Your Talents

God blesses the world with a diverse multitude of talented people. When everyone contributes their talent, the world becomes a better place. Not only should we each contribute to society through our profession, we should also use our various talents to bring people to a closer relationship with God. We not only have the ability […]

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You are Important

It’s sad that a lot of people don’t know how important they are. Many people don’t feel like they fit in and don’t think that they make a meaningful contribution to society. They don’t make a lot of money, aren’t famous, and others often disrespect and ignore them. Don’t think that you aren’t important, because […]

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Listening and Following Through

As a parent, I know the frustration of having my kids ignore me when I ask them to do something. I’ll ask one to put his towel in the clothes hamper, only to later find the towel on the floor. I’ll ask the other to stop making annoying sounds, but he keeps making them. When […]

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Summon the Laborers

The Covid shutdowns devastated our economy and laid off millions of people. However, even now that business is once again booming, companies are struggling to find people who want to work. There are many reasons for the shortage of workers, but without turning this into an economic blog, let’s look at a more important shortage: […]