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Gospel Reflections

APRIL 13, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
As we turn our focus in this Holy Week to the Passion of our Lord, we ought to keep today’s first Gospel passage in...
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ST. MARTIN I

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 13 St. Martin was born in Tuscany, Italy at the end of the sixth/beginning of the seventh century. He became a deacon and...
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ST. STANISLAUS

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 11 St. Stanislaus was born in the 11th century in Poland to a noble family. He became a priest after being influenced by...
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APRIL 6, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
One of the things we try to work on in the seminary, in preparation for becoming priests, is what we call “fraternal correction.” If...
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ST. ISIDORE, BISHOP

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 4 St. Isidore was born in the sixth century to a Spanish family. Isidore was raised in a Catholic environment that produced not...
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MARCH 30, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
In today's gospel, we hear the famous story of the prodigal son. A rich man has two sons, and his youngest son asks his...
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MARCH 23, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
“Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.”  In today’s Gospel, distraught people come to...
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ST. JOSEPH

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SOLEMNITY: MARCH 19 St. Joseph is the earthly father of Jesus. He is the true father to Jesus in everything other than biological paternity. As...
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ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM

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MEMORIAL: MARCH 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem was born in the 4th century AD and little is known about his early life. He was ordained...
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ST. PATRICK

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MEMORIAL: MARCH 17 It is believed St. Patrick was born in the 4th century AD in England, not Ireland. As a teenager, he was captured...
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MARCH 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
While the Transfiguration has its own proper feast on the liturgical calendar (Aug. 6, if you were wondering), the Church asks us to meditate...
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MARCH 9, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
For the first three-hundred years after the birth of Christ, it was a risky business being a follower of Jesus. To practice your faith...
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ST. FRANCES OF ROME

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MEMORIAL: MARCH 9 St. Frances was born in the 14th century in Rome, Italy. The daughter of a wealthy man, Frances desired to become a...
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ST. JOHN OF GOD

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MEMORIAL: MARCH 8 St. John of God was an impulsive man who lived in the 16th century in Spain. At the beginning of his life,...
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ST. PERPETUA & ST. FELICITY

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MEMORIAL: MARCH 7 St. Perpetua and St. Felicity are female martyrs from the year 203 AD. Little is known about their early lives, but we...

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