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Friar Reflection

…and they follow me

…and they follow me

The people heard that parishioners from St. Francis in Triangle had gone to St. Fulani to celebrate a Tridentine Rite Mass. And so when they returned they were confronted and asked, “You went to a...

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Call and Conversion

Call and Conversion

The first reading today is from the Acts of the Apostles.  It is usually called the conversion of St. Paul.  Paul himself, however, describes his Damascus’ experience not as a conversion but as a...

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Moving On

Moving On

Were it not for the Feast of Sts. Philip and James, the first reading for this week-so-far would have recounted the public ministry of St. Stephen. He had been publicly debating with members of a...

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Doing God’s Work

Doing God’s Work

Today we celebrate two of the Twelve members of Jesus’ circle. Philip, a friend of Andrew’s from Bethsaida, is invited by Jesus himself to join his company.  In the Fourth Gospel, Philip often says...

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Faith

Faith

What does God ask of us?  The first and most important answer to this question is that God wants us to put our faith and trust in Jesus the one sent to us by the Father.  This is what we hear in...

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Eucharist

Eucharist

In today’s Gospel we hear the story of the multiplication of the loaves.  Jesus, showing great compassion, feeds the large crowd following him.  John describes Jesus’ action this way: “Jesus took...

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God’s Will Be Done

God’s Will Be Done

The Acts of the Apostles is the story of the disciples following in the footsteps and in the ways of Jesus.  Jesus taught his disciples to pray: “Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on earth as it is...

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God so loved

God so loved

From today's Gospel we have one of the best-known verses in all of Scripture: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” But… I’ve wondered whether, if people thought about what this...

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