Stay faithful, he warns.
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Through Christ, we are on the threshold of a new, everlasting life
A reflection on the daily readings, for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, by Father Perry. By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor There is an apt expression for the moment in time when a person or a people […]
Continue readingThis Holy Week is our week
The forbidden, Lenten “A” word returns in all its glory at the Easter Vigil, and will be our Easter Song!
Continue readingThe word of God offers a biblical mirror for us to look into
Once again, the word of God offers a biblical mirror for us to look into to see and hear what, and how and when, we live that harmony and balance, or sink into dissonance and disarray.
Continue readingHeaven is glad and the earth rejoices
To experience healing forgiveness — to receive it and/or to offer it to another — brings “soulfulness” into our lives; we are “made new.”
Continue readingGo to that mountain
And we, for even just a liturgical moment, are invited into profound humility, profound faith, and profound trust!
Continue readingOh my, God!
The lesson for us is clear: listen, open up, change hearts and ways! Repent!
Continue readingLet us die with him, so that we might also rise with him
So, we carry our palms to get into it not just with our brains, but with our hearts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors.
Continue readingA burning love for souls
Jesus lived with a burning desire for the glory of God and the salvation of souls. We see his compassion, his excitement to share God’s love, on every page of the Gospels.
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