Adult Formation
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Countering a “Globalization of Indifference” During Lent
The most economically advanced societies are witnessing a growing trend towards extreme individualism which, combined with a utilitarian mentality and reinforced by the media, is producing a “globalization of indifference”. In this scenario, migrants, refugees, displaced persons and victims of trafficking have become emblems of exclusion. In addition to the hardships that their condition entails,…
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Pastor’s Christmas Message
Thanks to all who made our Christmas Celebrations such a wonderful experience of prayer and beauty. Everyone from our Covid Sanitizing crew (yes, we still sanitize the church daily) to our wonderful musicians and cantors, to our seaters and greeters, and perhaps like no other time, our ministers of Art and Environment. Maybe I just…
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Did Easter come Early this year? Easter Sunday, 2020
“Easter came early this year. ” Now, I know what you are thinking: “Year, right, Father!” “No, really, it did.” “Are you crazy?”
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How do you define love? Passion Sunday, Year A 2020
In the movie, “Good Will Hunting”, a man named Will Hunting – played by Matt Damon – is a 20-year-old genius who works as a janitor at MIT. He was severely abused as a child and has been in trouble with the law ever since. When Will finally agrees to get counseling to keep himself…
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In the game of life, are you a spectator or a player? 4th Lent A 2020
I was a perpetual bench sitter on the b-team basketball team in the high school seminary. I think the coach was kind in letting me be on the team. but I was never good enough to do much but sit and watch the games from the sidelines. And if the truth were told, I think…
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What was it like to be Lazarus? 5th Lent A 2020
What was it like to be Lazarus, after he was raised from the dead? If you have ever had a cast or used crutches or had a sling – you know part of the answer. Endless questions – and they are mostly the same – the how, where, when, how soon till the cast is…