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Catholic Corner
January 20, 2022

This is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and its theme is taken from the words of the Magi in the Gospel of Matthew: “Where is

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January 13, 2022

Now that the Christmas Season is past, we return to Ordinary Time but Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary! Our focus tends to be on the “big

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January 6, 2022

One thing that has already come forth from the synod is Pope Francis’ clear desire to see the vision of Vatican II fully implemented. We witness this

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December 23, 2021

Fun facts about Christmas!

First, Christmas is not a celebration of Jesus’ actual birthday! December 25^th is not the date of his birth, rather scholars place the birth

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December 16, 2021

For the past three Sunday’s of Advent our attention has looked forward to the Second Coming of Christ. This Sunday we turn our attention to Christ’s first

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December 10, 2021

On the third Sunday of Advent, we light the rose colored candle.  It is Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday.  Historically the Advent Season had a heavily penitential character that

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December 2, 2021

These first three weeks of Advent are “eschatological.” That is, they look forward to the second coming of Christ and the fullness of the reign of God. 

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November 26, 2021

Given the importance of the Advent season let’s take a look back  to what we’ve said before about the meaning and history of this important part of

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November 18, 2021

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King.  When we hear the word “king” we most often think pomp and privilege, power and wealth. 

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November 10, 2021

We’ve been looking at the process of synodality over the last few weeks.  One thing to keep in mind as we start this journey is that this