Dear Friends, "This saying is hard; who can accept it?" The words of Jesus' disciples in today's Godpel (the conclusion of the Bread of Life Discourse, from the 6th chapter of John's gospel) must sound familiar. At some point in our lives, you and I have said it about some article of our faith. Christianity makes firm demands on our ethical behavior and gives no easy answe...

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PARISH UPDATE

Dear Friends, This weekend we step away from Jesus' teaching about the Eucharist (in gospel readings from the 6th chapter of the Gospel of John) to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The last time this occurred on a Sunday was eleven years ago! The link of Sunday's Gospel, known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (LK1:39-56), has inspired man...

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PARISH UPDATE

Dear Friends, We continue to reflect on the Bread of Life discourse from chapter six in the Godpel of John. In this chapter, Jesus reveals Himself as the Bread of Life sent down from heaven. This statement or declaration by Jesus makes many of those who were listening to Him uncomfortable. The reason for this discomfort was their familiarity with Him and His parents. They could not grasp the id...

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PARISH UPDATE