Outreach and Service
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What is the most asked question of a priest at a wedding reception? 31st Sunday A
It is the most asked question of me as a priest at wedding receptions. Perhaps you will recognize it. “Fr., did that mass count for tomorrow?”
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On a scale of 1-10, how are you doing with the great commandment? 30th Sunday A
In a wonderful way, the prophet Isaiah opens up for us a challenging vista, timely in our age when there is talk of a wall and deportations and ending of the Dreamer’ options for infants who were born here.
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Faith in Action Book Club: Tattoos on the Heart – Final Reflection and Questions
Rival gang members worked side by side. How did this unusual arrangement—enemies working together— play out? Can you think of ways this approach might work in a different context of conflict?
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What is the danger in the saying: Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s? 29th Sunday Cycle A
It is a trap, cleverly set for Jesus. If Jesus says “Yes, pay your taxes” he alienates his base. If he says “No, refuse to pay Caesar’s tax” he incites the Romans…
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Have you ever turned down tickets to a world series game? 28th Sunday Year A
It is October in St. Louis, and sadly, for Cardinals fans, it is not a red October. We are not in the playoffs.
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Faith in Action Book Club: Tattoos on the Heart – Reflection and Questions for Chapters 6 and 7
“Kinship is ‘being one.’ It means there is no ‘us’ and ‘them,’ there is only ‘us.’ Without kinship there is no peace, without kinship there is no justice.”