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ST. HILARY

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 13 St. Hilary was born in what is now France at the beginning of the fourth century. He was a married and educated...
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JANUARY 12, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Nick Baumgardner -
One of the characteristics of modernity is the preoccupation with personal identity. A famous example of this comes from the modern philosopher Rene Descartes....
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ST. ANDRE BESSETTE

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 6 St. Andre was born in the mid 19th century in Canada. Due to his poor health and lack of education, then Alfred...
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JANUARY 5, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
Today, we celebrate the Epiphany of our Lord to the nations. This famous event that is hinted at or prominent in many manger displays...
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ST. JOHN NEUMANN

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 5 St. John Neumann was born in Bohemia in the beginning of the 19th century. He desired to become a priest, but his...
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ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born into a wealthy family in New York City, in 1774. She grew up an educated young...
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ST. BASIL THE GREAT & ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 2 Both St. Basil and St. Gregory were born in Asia minor in the 4th century AD. Coming from saintly families, they were...
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THE WORD OF THE LORD

Jason Gawaldo -
The Christmas Season is a special time to remember the great miracle of the incarnation when the Word of God took our nature upon...
Gospel Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
On this final Sunday of December 2024, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family—the family of Jesus, Mary, and Saint Joseph.  Family is...
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HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

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FEAST: DECEMBER 29 In a culture that has the family under attack, Christians look to the Holy Family as the model for our pilgrimage here...
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THE HOLY INNOCENTS

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FEAST: DECEMBER 28 When King Herod found out that a Messiah had been born near Bethlehem, but the Wise Men did not return, Herod decided...
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ST. JOHN

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FEAST: DECEMBER 27 St. John, also known as the Beloved Disciple, was an apostle and the brother of St. James the Greater. Originally a fisherman...
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ST. STEPHEN

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FEAST: DECEMBER 26 St. Stephen was one for the first seven deacons of the Church and the first Christian martyr. We find his story in...
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DECEMBER 22, 2024 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
The Fourth Sunday of Advent is always my favorite (except when it falls on Dec. 24th, in which case it is every priest’s nightmare)....
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ST. PETER CANISIUS

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MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 21 St. Peter Canisius was born in the 16th century in Holland. He would spend much time in Germany, where the Protestant Reformation...

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