From the monthly archives: January 2012
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How do I read the stars in the night sky?

By On Monday, 30 Jan 2012 · 1 Comment

A favorite game from my boyhood was flashlight tag. We lived in the country, and on summer nights after it was dark, one person with a flashlight would try to find everyone hidden in the night. Sometimes, hiding along the edge of a fence or a row of bushes, I would lay on my back [...]

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“Total Gift” (Homily for week 4)

By On Sunday, 29 Jan 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Total Gift

Ordinary Time, 4th Sunday. There are many unclean spirits that we need Jesus to cast out of us. We need help! Jesus knew this, so [...]

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“Pray like a Champion Today” (Homily for week 3)

By On Sunday, 22 Jan 2012 · 1 Comment

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Pray Like a Champion Today (10min)

Ordinary Time, 3rd Sunday. All of Wisconsin thought the Packers were going to the Super Bowl. What did the Packers do [...]

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Jesus has cast down the mighty from their thrones (5)

By On Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 · Leave a Comment

part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 ( Part 5 )

Jesus came to set the human race free from slavery, which meant breaking the power of every tyrant on earth. The tyrants had chariots, horses, catapults, walled cities, and ships. Jesus had a crowd of [...]

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“An Humility Epiphany” (Homily)

By On Sunday, 8 Jan 2012 · Leave a Comment

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An Humility Epiphany (11:00)

[Readings for the Epiphany of the Lord]

Today the Church celebrates the moment when wise men from the East arrive bringing gifts [...]

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Jesus has cast down the mighty from their thrones (4)

By On Wednesday, 4 Jan 2012 · 2 Comments

part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – ( Part 4 ) part 5

At the time of the birth of Christ, the Romans maintained control over the land of Israel by supporting a local government. This government was headed by a shrewd and ruthless king, Herod the Great. [...]

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Mary of the Month (January 2012)

By On Sunday, 1 Jan 2012 · 2 Comments

“Your blessed and fruitful virginity is like the bush, flaming yet unburned, which Moses saw on Sinai. Pray for us, Mother of God.”

- Liturgy of the Hours, First Vespers for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

This evocative image is of a stained glass window in the chapel of the

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Looking for a good New Years resolution? Ask the Pope

By On Sunday, 1 Jan 2012 · Leave a Comment

Pope Benedict expressed three wishes for Christmas. They would make excellent resolutions this New Year.

VATICAN CITY, 9 DEC 2011 (VIS) – Wednesday, 7 December, thanks to a “tablet” connected to the power grid, Benedict XVI lit the largest Christmas tree in the world from the papal apartments. This electronic “tree” is located in the [...]

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