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ST. BLAISE

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MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 3 St. Blaise was a bishop and doctor in Armenia in the 4th century. Many people came to St. Blaise for healing miracles....
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FEBRUARY 2, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Isaac Summers -
Today we get the unique opportunity of celebrating the Presentation of the Lord on a Sunday which happens every 5 or 6 years. February...
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ST. JOHN BOSCO

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 31 St. John Bosco was born in the 19th century to a poor family in Italy. His dad passed away at an early...
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 28 St. Thomas Aquianas was born in the 13th century to a wealthy family in Italy. When he decided to join the Dominican...
Gospel Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. -
Fulfillment is a central theme in today’s Gospel. Reference to fulfillment appears twice in this passage from Saint Luke’s Gospel. Early in this passage,...
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ST. TIMOTHY AND ST. TITUS

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 26 St. Timothy and Titus were students and companions of St. Paul. There are letters that Paul wrote to each of them found...
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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 24 St. Francis de Sales was born into a wealthy family in the 16th century in Switzerland. At a young age, he knew...
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ST. VINCENT

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 23 St. Vincent Saragosso was born in the 3rd century near Saragossa, Spain. After being educated, Vincent was formed and ordained as a...
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ST. AGNES

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 21 St. Agnes was born in the late 3rd century and promised her virginity to God at a young age. There are many...
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ST. FABIAN & ST. SEBASTIAN

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 20 Today we celebrate two Roman saints from the 3rd century who were martyred by the Roman persecutions. Legend has it that St....
Gospel Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Fr. Sam Kachuba -
The first public miracle Jesus performs is tremendously significant both because of what occurs and because of the context in which our Lord works....
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ST. ANTHONY

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MEMORIAL: JANUARY 17 St. Anthony of Egypt was born in the mid 3rd century into a wealthy family. At the age of 20, he decided...
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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...
Gospel Reflections

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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