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MAY 4, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
If you’ve ever had to take care of someone else, you know that it’s easy to become so consumed with taking care of that...
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ST. PHILIP & ST. JAMES

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FEAST: MAY 3 St. Philip and James are two of the lesser-known Apostles. However, when we take a closer look, they are all over the...
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ST. ATHANASIUS

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MEMORIAL: MAY 2 St Athanasius lived in the 4th century AD and eventually became a Bishop in the Catholic Church. He was influential in the...
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ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER

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MEMORIAL: MAY 1 St. Joseph the Worker is one of two major St. Joseph celebrations throughout the year (the other being March 19th). The Feast...
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POPE ST. PIUS V

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 30 St. Pius V was born during the height of the Protestant reformation. He first became a brother and eventually became Bishop and...
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ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 29 St. Catherine of Siena was born in the fourteenth century as the 25th child of her parents. While many of her siblings...
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ST. PETER CHANEL

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 28 St. Peter Chanel was born in the 19th century in France. After becoming a priest, St. Peter joined the Society of Mary...
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APRIL 27, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
When we are kids, there are some things that we so desperately want to be true, but no matter how much we try to...
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ST. MARK

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FEAST: APRIL 25 Not a lot is known about the Evangelist Mark, but we do believe that He is mentioned multiple times in the New...
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ST. FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 24 St. Fidelis was born at the end of  the 16th century in Germany when the Protestant Reformation was at its height. He...
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ST. GEORGE

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 23 St. George was born in the 3rd century. His parents were of Roman nobility and George entered the Roman military where he...
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ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY

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MEMORIAL: APRIL 21 St. Anselm of Canterbury was born in the 12th century to noble parents. He attempted to enter the monastery at the age...
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APRIL 20, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
Today’s Gospel begins on the “first day.” The Day of Resurrection. Our Lord is risen. The tomb is empty. But none of his disciples...
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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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