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St. Paul of the Cross
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February 9, 2025
I am often asked by children who my favorite saint is. It’s a difficult question to answer.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 312 min read
February 2, 2024
This Sunday is one of those rare days when a feast in the Church trumps the typical Sunday schedule.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 233 min read
January 26, 2024
In our Gospel scene Jesus returns to Nazareth and speaks to the assembly gathered in the synagogue.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 163 min read
January 19, 2025
I was reading a commentary on the Wedding at Cana and it was suggested that the wine ran out because Jesus and his disciples drank it all.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 103 min read
January 12, 2025
Isaiah says in his prophecy from this Sunday’s first reading that “he is my chosen one with whom I am pleased.”
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St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 33 min read
January 5, 2024
Dear Parishioners, King Herod is one of the key players in our Gospel account this Sunday, so allow me to give a little history of him....
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St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 27, 20243 min read
December 29, 2024
Dear Parishioners, “Why were you looking for me?” It’s the question the boy Jesus asks his parents upon them finding him in the temple....
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St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 19, 20243 min read
December 22, 2024
We’re all familiar with the Beatitudes that Jesus gives during the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, etc…”
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St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 13, 20243 min read
December 15, 2024
This is an interesting Gospel scene with John the Baptist.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 4, 20244 min read
December 8, 2024
Dear Parishioners, In Baruch’s prophecy, our first reading this Sunday, he says that “God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made...
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St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 29, 20243 min read
December 1, 2024
Jeremiah is given an interesting prophecy. He sees the destruction of Jerusalem and the conquest of Israel by the Babylonians...
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St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 22, 20242 min read
November 24, 2024
I always appreciate the fact that we typically publish our annual report on the feast of Christ the King.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 14, 20243 min read
November 17, 2024
I mentioned in a daily Mass homily the other week that I recently read a book on World War I.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 7, 20243 min read
November 10, 2024
Our Gospel today is the scene in the temple in Jerusalem where Jesus observes a widow putting a couple cents into the collection basket
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St. Paul of the Cross
Oct 31, 20244 min read
November 3, 2024
In ancient Israel sacrifices were being offered all the time in the temple in Jerusalem.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Oct 24, 20243 min read
October 27, 2024
Dear Parishioners, You’ll notice in the Gospels that it varies whether someone with whom Jesus has an interaction follows him or not....
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St. Paul of the Cross
Oct 18, 20243 min read
October 20, 2024
This Sunday happens to be the feast of St. Paul of the Cross, our patron. Happy feast day. Saint Paul would be proud of all of you.
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St. Paul of the Cross
Oct 12, 20243 min read
October 13, 2024
Dear Parishioners, I’ve mentioned before that I’m mediocre at many things: golf, basketball, cooking, piano, and guitar, just to name a...
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St. Paul of the Cross
Oct 3, 20243 min read
October 6, 2024
I recently read a book on leadership written by a Trappist monk titled “Lead Like a Monk” (thank you, Jim, for the gift).
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St. Paul of the Cross
Sep 26, 20243 min read
September 27, 2024
The first reading this weekend gives us a rather insightful episode in the life of Moses.
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