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POPE ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

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MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 3 St. Gregory the Great was born to a noble Roman family around 540 AD. Despite this turbulent time for Rome (famine and...
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
This summer, I was blessed with an opportunity for a three month sabbatical. The time spent away from my regular parish responsibilities allowed me...
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ST. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA & ST. NICODEMUS

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 31 Little is known about these saints other than what we find in the Gospels. Joseph is described as a wealthy man who was...
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ST. AUGUSTINE

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St. Augustine was born in Roman occupied Africa in the 4th century. He grew up in the Roman noble class and received academic instruction....
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ST. MONICA

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 27 Nearly everything we know about St. Monica is from the writings of her son St. Augustine. She lived in the 4th century...
Gospel Reflections

AUGUST 25, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
When I was in eighth grade, I participated in a national engineering competition called “Future City.” Our team ended up winning regionals and we...
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ST. BARTHOLOMEW

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FEAST: AUGUST 24 Little is known about St. Bartholomew other than he was one of the twelve apostles. Many scholars believe that he is Nathanael...
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ST. ROSE OF LIMA

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 23 St. Rose was born in Lima, Peru in the late 16th century. Born of a wealthy family, she was set to be...
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POPE ST. PIUS X

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 21 Pope Pius X was born in 1835 as Guiseppe Melchiorre Sarto in present day Italy. He was ordained in 1859 and became...
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ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 20 St. Bernard of Clairvaux was born in France at the end of the 11th century. He left his privileged life to enter...
Gospel Reflections

AUGUST 18, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
In today’s gospel, we continue the bread of life discourse, which is the most important text inhuman history. We see that Jesus has come...
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ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymund Kolbe in 1894. Born in Poland, Kolbe had an apparition from the Virgin Mary at the...
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ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in the 16th century in Dijon, France. Because her mother died when she was very...
Gospel Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
In today’s gospel, critics “murmur” about Jesus. Why do they respond with such skepticism? Jesus says: “I am the bread that came down from...
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ST. CLARE OF ASSISI

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 11 St. Clare of Assisi was a contemporary of St. Francis, and was inspired by his preaching to join the Benedictines at the...

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