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New Video Presentation – “Advent: Preparing for the Incarnation”

By Fr. Jeff | 11/30/2018

I just completed another presentation and put the video and handouts on my website at www.renewaloffaith.org/adventprep.  It’s something to reflect on as we start our season of Advent and prepare for the Incarnation.  This video is about 50 minutes.  The…

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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/25/2018

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year B Daniel 7:13-14 Psalm 93:1, 1-2, 5 (1a) Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33b-37 November 25, 2018 Daniel prophesized that a Son of Man will come who will given “dominion, glory, and kingship”…

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Remembering to Give Thanks

By Fr. Jeff | 11/22/2018

Thanksgiving 2018 First Reading at Ecumenical Service – Isaiah 63:7-9 First Reading at Mass – Sirach 50:22-24 Luke 17:11-19 November 22, 2018 We are here in recognition of our national Thanksgiving day holiday.  The story of the first Thanksgiving goes…

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The Presentation of Mary and Our Presentation of Ourselves

By Fr. Jeff | 11/21/2018

Today we celebrate the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  It is celebrated on November 21st marking the dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary the New in Jerusalem in the year 543.  As with most of…

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/18/2018

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 (1) Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32 November 18, 2018 In two weeks, we will begin a new liturgical year in the church on the First Sunday…

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Closeness to God – Holy Hour Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/15/2018

Homily for November 2018 Holy Hour Jeremiah 1:4-9 Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 1 John 4:7-16 John 15:1-17 We come here tonight not to be alone.  No, we come to be here with Jesus, Jesus who is Son of God,…

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/11/2018

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 (1b) Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 November 11, 2018 Today’s gospel portrays two types of people, the givers and the takers. First Jesus speaks about the scribes…

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Another Tragic Shooting

By Fr. Jeff | 11/08/2018

I woke this morning, November 8, 2018, to hear the news of another mass shooting, this time in a bar in southern California.  Twelve people are dead along with the shooter himself.  As I watch the news this evening, a…

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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/04/2018

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 (2) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34 November 4, 2018 God is love! God loves us.  We see this in Jesus, “For God so loved the world that…

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