Two weeks ago I presided at two of our weekend Masses as we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord. I shared some thoughts with those in the assembly that I would like to share with all of you through this bulletin article. Some took my comments to mean I am leaving. I just want to […]
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John the Baptist was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” It was now the disciples’ moment of decision. Would they stay with John or would they go and follow Jesus? Would they settle for a “secondhand faith,” being told about
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To be baptized is to be immersed and changed. The original idea is similar to the pickling process. Something (or someone) is immersed in fluid (water) and it changes as a result. For us, baptism is primarily an immersion into life and the Church, and as a result we are changed, we become something else, something more.
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“Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’” Do you need a restart? I think we all reach points in our life where we need a clean slate, a
