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Friar Reflection

Love in Action

We can express love in words but even more powerful is love in action.  In today’s Gospel Jesus asks Peter three times, “Peter, do you love me?”  This same Peter had three times denied Jesus: “Then...

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Jesus Prays

In today’s Gospel Jesus prays for us: “I pray not only for these [disciples], but also for those who will believe in me through their word…”  We are the ones who have come to believe in Jesus...

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Holy Spirit

We are between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost.  The first Pentecost empowered the Apostles to be witnesses: “But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you,...

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Light of the World

We have come to the end of the school year once again. A year of learning and sharing with new friends and classmates. You are all part of our Catholic school. Our parish and the whole Catholic...

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Evangelization

In today’s first reading from Acts we meet a very interesting couple, a Jew named Aquila and his wife Priscilla.  They were Jewish Christians originally from Pontus but had moved to Rome to ply...

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Faith that Frees

In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Silas are stripped, beaten, and thrown into prison. Their only “crime” was setting a slave girl free from possession by a spirit -...

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The Advocate

In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his Last Supper Farewell Discourse.  Jesus begins this chapter by describing himself as the vine: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower…Remain in...

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Crisis

In today’s first reading from Acts the early church confronts its first big crisis: who can belong to the church and what is required to become a member.  Luke begins this chapter by laying out the...

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