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Gospel Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
Imagine that your cousin is wrongfully imprisoned and on the same day you win the lottery. Over the next weeks and months, you go...
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ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS

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MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 14 St. John of the Cross was born in the 16th century to a poor family. He was educated at a school for...
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ST. LUCY

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MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 13 Little is known for certain about St. Lucy other than she lived in the fourth century and died in the Christian persecutions....
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OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

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FEAST: DECEMBER 12 This day, we celebrate the apparition of the Blessed Mother to Jaun Diego, a poor Christian Aztec which revolutionized Christianity in the...
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DECEMBER 7, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
In this week's Gospel, we see John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus, preparing the way for Jesus’ Messianic mission. He calls all people...
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ST. AMBROSE

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MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 7 St. Ambrose was born in the 4th century. He was originally a young politician and governor before he became Bishop of Milan....
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ST. NICHOLAS

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MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 6 St. Nicholas was born in modern day Turkey during the 3rd century. He was from a wealthy family, but gave all of...
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ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

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MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 3 St. Francis Xavier was born in the 16th century in modern day Spain. He was a wealthy young man who pursued academic...
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NOVEMBER 30, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
In today’s gospel, on the first Sunday of Advent, Jesus speaks rather dramatically. His words are not characterized by empty rhetoric, however. Today he...
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ST. ANDREW

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FEAST: NOVEMBER 30 St. Andrew was the older brother of Simon Peter who was the first pope. Like his brother, Andrew was a fisherman and...
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ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 25 St. Catherine was born at the end of the 3rd Century in Alexandria, Egypt. She was of noble birth and well learned....
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
Looking for some inspiration as I tried to write about today’s solemnity of Christ the King, I came upon the first encyclical of Pope...
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ST. CECILIA

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MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 22 Tradition has it that St. Cecilia lived in the 2nd century and had promised her virginity to God as a young girl....
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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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NOVEMBER 16, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
One of my favorite music videos is of the song Hurt by Johnny Cash. Filmed just a few months before his death, Cash seems...

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