4TH SUNDAY ADVENT

MOTHER, LEAD US TO HIM… 4th Sunday of Advent Many of our mothers deserve to be called super moms.  They care for the house, keeping all things in order.  They also work outside to support dads and supplement…

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THANKSGIVING AND HEALING

MASS FOR THANKSGIVING AND HEALING  OF A SICK PRIEST What a beautiful Mass we came here to celebrate.  There are two occasions that brought us here to this Eucharist. First, it is the Mass to remember the birthday of Fr.

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

INQUIRING FAITH LEADS TO JOY 3rd Sunday of Advent (start of Simbang Gabi, Dec. 16, in the Philipines) When I was new in Manila, I was roaming around the city with a friend.  We got lost and couldn’t find our…

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MARY IMMACULATE, PRAY FOR US

What is the Immaculate Conception all about? Why do we have this annual celebration of this great feast? The Immaculate Conception, says Pope Benedict XVI, is a result of the deeper reflection we have on the words of the archangel Gabriel: hail,…

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2ND SUNDAY ADVENT

GOD WILL REMOVE THE OBSTACLES 2nd Sunday of Advent As I was reading the gospel, the first thing that struck me was the impossibility of the predictions of John the Baptist (Lk 3).  How can you level mountains, fill up…

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