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Last night we had another gathering for our Young Adult Group. For those unfamiliar with the group, we started the group in January and it is open to any young adult (Eighteen – thirty-something) Catholic in the Tompkins County Area. …
Read More12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1 Galatians 3:26-29 Luke 9:18-24 June 23, 2013 What defines who we are? If someone asks you about yourself, what do you tell them? Do you tell them about your job? …
Read MoreWhat a week! I’ve been busy going here and there. It’s the last week of school so I’ve been at the school a lot. There was the final visits of the year to the classrooms on Monday. (Pre-K celebrations were last…
Read More11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13 Galatians 2:16, 19-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 June 16, 2013 Like all of us, the Jews of Jesus’ time had their “rules and customs.” The Pharisees were among the experts on…
Read MoreGod’s presence in our lives is made known to us today through the Holy Spirit. How do we know of the Holy Spirit? What does the Bible say about the Holy Spirit? What does the Catechism of the Catholic Church…
Read More10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 1 Kings 17:17-24 Galatians 1:11-19 Luke 7:11-17 June 9, 2013 When we know someone who is suffering or we are suffering ourselves, we pray for miracles. This is good. We should always pray…
Read MoreWell, the Survey Responses are in. I’ve attached the full responses here. Before I continue, I would like to thank everyone who responded. All the responses were favorable. Now, let me respond to the comments to the final question “What suggestions do…
Read MoreCorpus Christi, Year C Genesis 14:18-20 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 9:11b-17 June 2, 2013 Melchizedek offered bread and wine in recognition of Abraham’s victory over the “enemy”. No explanation is offered for why bread and wine is used and…
Read MoreLast week I posted a survey here (if you haven’t seen it, check out last week’s article at https://renewaloffaith.org/?p=1100). So far, fifteen people have completed the survey. I will leave the survey open for another week and then post the results…
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