From the monthly archives: February 2011
Holy Spirit Embroidery

Homily on the Mass #6

By On Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 · 1 Comment

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How to get the Most out of Mass (in Four Easy Steps) Come Hungry

We are required to fast for an hour from food and drink before receiving [...]

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Orans Position from the Catachombs

Homily on the Mass #5

By On Monday, 21 Feb 2011 · Leave a Comment

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What are we praying for?

The priest says (or sings), “Let us pray.” Wait a minute, weren’t we already praying? Yes and no. Many people think that the [...]

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Jesus makes forgiveness possible (2 of 3)

By On Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 · 1 Comment


In you haven’t already read Part 1, Why should I forgive?, I recommend taking five minutes to read it before beginning part two.

Jesus began His mission by preaching “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Recognizing that not everything we have done is appropriate for the Kingdom of [...]

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Angel Gloria

Homily on the Mass #4

By On Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Why do we sing at Church?

Hail, hail the gang’s all here to yell for you
and keep you going in your winning ways…

Some of you [...]

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The Holy Father greets the Apostolic Signatura

By On Wednesday, 9 Feb 2011 · Leave a Comment

VATICAN CITY, 4 FEB 2011 (VIS) – This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received participants in the plenary assembly of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. As the Pope pointed out in his remarks, this is the first time he has received members of the institution since the promulgation of its [...]

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Catholic and love football? You bet!

By On Sunday, 6 Feb 2011 · Leave a Comment

We know that conversions are always possible, but can a Bear fan become a Packer fan? Apparently so. Archbishop Listecki of Milwaukee, a long time Chicago native, has apparently become a Packer fan. When he was first appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee, Listecki told his new diocese that he was still a Bears fan at [...]

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Homily for the Bishop’s Appeal

By On Sunday, 6 Feb 2011 · 1 Comment

Bishop’s Appeal 2011 Video from Catholic Foundation on Vimeo.

Dear Parish community,
When I first was asked to come here, I was nervous about taking a job as a new pastor for three parishes. Mark Mogilka from Stewardship and Pastoral Services sat down with me and gave me a brief history [...]

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Mary of the Month (February 2010)

By On Friday, 4 Feb 2011 · Leave a Comment

One February 11th the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the name of an apparition of Mary that happened in France 1858. An abundant spring of water flows out from the grotto where the apparition took place, and people go there to bathe in the hopes of being cured. This [...]

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