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Gospel Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
As we near the end of the liturgical year, our first reading and gospel this weekend remind us that, at an unknown day and...
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ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 17 Elizabeth was born to the King and Queen of Hungary in the 13th century. At a young age, she was betrothed to...
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ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 16 St. Margaret was born in the 11th century as an English princess who experienced a childhood of turmoil and exile. During her...
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ST. ALBERT THE GREAT

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 15 St. Albert the Great was born in the late 12th century to a wealthy family in modern day Germany. As a young...
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ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 13 St. Frances Cabrini was born in Lombardy, Italy in 1850. At the age of 18, she desired to become a religious sister,...
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ST. JOSAPHAT

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 12 Born John Kuntsevych in the 16th century, St. Josaphat was born in the Orthodox church which was separated from Rome. Josaphat was...
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ST. MARTIN OF TOURS

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 11 St. Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier in the 4th century. He became a conscientious objector upon his conversion prior to...
Gospel Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
In today’s first reading and Gospel, generosity to God with our material possessions is emphasized. The first reading tells the story of Elijah and...
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POPE ST. LEO THE GREAT

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 10 Pope St. Leo the Great was born into a wealthy Roman family in the beginning of the 5th century. As a young...
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SACRED RELICS: ARTIFACTS OF GRACE

Jason Gawaldo -
When my mother died almost 11 years ago, it was important to me to keep something of hers, something that was meaningful to her....
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ST. CHARLES BORROMEO

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 4 St. Charles Borromeo was born during the height of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century in Italy to the famous Medici...
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NOVEMBER 3, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
In today’s Gospel, Jesus Christ invokes the greatest commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,...
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ST. MARTIN DE PORRES

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 3 St. Martin was born in the 16th century in Lima, Peru. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish man and a...
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ST. SIMON & ST. JUDE

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FEAST: OCTOBER 28 Sts. Simon and Jude are some of the lesser known apostles in the Gospels. Neither have any dialogue in the Gospels. Their...
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OCTOBER 27, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
The healing of blind Bartimaeus is a beautiful account of our Lord meeting a beggar in the lowest place (Jericho is quite literally the...

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