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June 16, 2013
The Range of God’s Mercy
What do you call a man who engaged in adultery and committed murder to cover it up? One of the greatest kings in ...
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June 9, 2013
Widows & Sons
The first reading and Gospel today are both about the restoration of sons to their widowed mothers. In addition to demonstrating the power of God to bring new life to those at the point of death, these stories remind us of the special care the Lord has for those in precarious ...
Fr. Cusick's Corner June 2, 2013
Melchizedek The priest-king Melchizedek appears only once in the Bible, in the brief passage we hear in today’s first reading (Genesis 14:18-20). The only other reference to him in the Old Testament is in Psalm 110:4, also proclaimed today as part of the Responsorial Psalm: The Lord has sworn, and ...
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May 26, 2013
Trinity and AutonomyWe will again mark our celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi next week with 2 special events. At the conclusion of the 11:30 am Mass on June 2, we will have a Eucharistic Procession around the outside of the church. When the procession returns to the church, the Blessed ...
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May 19, 2013
The Fruits of Pentecost
“Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language?” (Acts 2:7-8) In the story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), the peoples of the earth – who shared one common language – sought to ...
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May 5, 2013
The Council of Jerusalem “It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden….” (Acts15:28) Around the year 50, after Christianity spread far beyond the Holy Land, a crisis arose concerning this question: Did one have to be Jewish in order to be ...
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April 28, 2013
The Courage of the Apostles “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:22) The 2nd reading this weekend tells of the conclusion of St. Paul’s 1st missionary journey. What it does not tell us is how dangerous this was for ...
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April 21, 2013
I, John, had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue…. God will wipe every tear from their eyes (Revelation 7:9.17). Every 3 years, we listen to selections from the Book of Revelation at Sunday Mass during the Easter ...
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April 14, 2013
Jesus said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” … And he said to Him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.” (John 21:17) Peter denied Jesus 3 times. At the conclusion of ...
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April 7, 2013
Jesus breathed on the disciples and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” (John 20:22-23) On this Divine Mercy Sunday, we are reminded of the gift of God’s mercy so readily available to us in the ...
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March 31, 2013
This weekend our parish welcomes 30 new Catholics: 8 of them baptized at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night, and 22 others, already baptized, who completed their initiation into the Catholic Church with the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Communion. After a long period of ...
Pope Francis I
March 17, 2013
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Fr. Cusick's Corner
March 10, 2013
Returning to the Father’s House “And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and given us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18). The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) gives us an amazing picture of the mercy and compassion ...
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March 3, 2013
The Conclave In the early Church, bishops – including the Bishop of Rome – were often chosen by acclamation, the clergy and people of a diocese calling on a devout and well-respected man to become their shepherd. As the influence of the papacy in Western Europe increased during the ...
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February 24, 2013
A Papal Theological Legacy As his pontificate comes to a close, Pope Benedict XVI leaves behind him an impressive body of teaching, produced as a professor of theology, as Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, and finally as Pontiff. Joseph Ratzinger’s gifts as a ...
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February 17, 2013
The Changing of the Guard The Pope’s stunning announcement that he will step down from the Chair of St. Peter has prompted speculation in many quarters about the reasons for his decision. There are two relevant precedents for Benedict XVI’s abdication: The first was the ...
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February 10, 2013
The Church, Local and Universal Beneath the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica is an open space through which can be seen an icon of Christ. Beneath this icon, as excavations performed in the mid-20th century demonstrated, is the tomb of the Apostle ...
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January 20, 2013
Roe at 40 Since the Supreme Court struck down all state laws restricting abortion in its Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, over 55 million children have been lost to abortion. The tragedy of this situation could have been avoided simply with a little humility. The decision, authored by Justice ...
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January 13, 2012
Baptism and Unity There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all (Ephesians 4:4-6). Lifting up His eyes to heaven, Jesus ...
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January 6, 2013
Epiphany Traditions The Proclamation of the Date of Easter: Easter typically falls on the Sunday following the first full moon of Spring, when eternity (represented by the Sun) is perfectly reflected in time (represented by the Moon). Since it is based on a lunar calendar, its ...