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Word of God

Word of God

Today’s first reading from Nehemiah describes a Jewish “Liturgy of the Word.”  Since Christianity started out as a Jewish sectarian movement our Liturgy of the Word is very similar to what is described in this first reading. The Jewish people gathered in the Courtyard...
Under the Fig Tree

Under the Fig Tree

Today is the Feast of the Archangels with a reading from the Gospel of John in which Jesus encounters Nathaniel under a fig tree. It is only at the end of the reading that angels get a mention: “you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending...
Memorial of Saint Wenceslaus

Memorial of Saint Wenceslaus

Today includes an optional Memorial in honor of St. Wenceslas of Bohemia (which today we would understand as modern Czechoslovakia). The first reading for the memorial is from 1 Peter 3:14-17 and has what I think is one of the most foundational of Biblical and life...
What is your Election Plan?

What is your Election Plan?

Do you have a plan on where and how you will vote in upcoming November 2 General Election?  The St. Francis of Assisi parish VOICE ministry has already sponsored a successful Voter Registration campaign on the weekend of September 25/26 – and now it is time to...
Welcoming the Children

Welcoming the Children

Yesterday at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass I heard the voices of children.  I love to hear them calling out during Mass even during my homily.  It is always a sign to me that our parish is alive when we hear the voices and cries of the children.  We always want to make...