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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23 Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 A person comes to Jesus with a request, to tell his brother to share the inheritance with me. Jesus seems to…
Read MoreIf you look at today’s gospel, you will see it begin with Jesus saying “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.”  I think that is all some people hear today…
Read MoreTomorrow I complete my first month at St. Michael’s in Newark. Â Of course, the month has been full of meeting new people. Â Every parishioner is a new face to me. Â While every person has been a new face to me,…
Read MoreToday’s (7/26/16) first reading comes from the Book of Jeremiah. Â Jeremiah served as a prophet in a time when people had fallen away from faith in our God. Â The people faced a very difficult time and wondered if God had…
Read More17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Genesis 18:20-32 Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 Jesus tells us to ask and we will receive, seek and we will find. Probably not many of us would have to…
Read More16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Genesis 18:1-10a Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 I know people who when they hear this gospel the question comes up so are like Martha or Mary? Are you a doer…
Read MoreWell, I have been at St. Michael’s for two weeks now. Â I have felt very welcomed by the parishioners and that has been great. Â The staff has also been great. Â I realize now that I had forgotten what it was…
Read More14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 66:10-14c Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 As I thought about what to say for first weekend I here. I’m sure you have questions about me. I…
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