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Fr. Lawrence
July 2, 2021
Friends, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has sent me to preach good news to the poor.” With this Gospel acclamation verse, which are the first words of our Lord at the beginning of his humble ministry,…
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Fr. Lawrence
June 26, 2021
Friends, Every Sunday the word of God continues to give us a world view that gives meaning to our lives. In this Sunday’s readings, the lens for understanding God’s word and how it relates to our lives is that God…
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Fr. Lawrence
June 20, 2021
This Sunday, we can join the singer in today’s psalm to give thanks to God for his everlasting mercy revealed during our struggles, pains, and threatening moments in our lives. As we Look back to the terrain of life…
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Fr. Lawrence
June 11, 2021
This Sunday, the readings have images derived from the natural world to teach us eternal truths. Using images from nature, we are encouraged to draw from the wisdom of God as expressed in the natural world. Recently, I took…
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Fr. Lawrence
June 5, 2021
Friends, In the Roman Catholic Church, we celebrate the feast of food today. As we know too well, to grow physically strong, we eat good and healthy food, lift weight, exercise our bodies, and get enough sleep. Likewise, to grow…
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Fr. Lawrence
May 28, 2021
On this Sunday, when we celebrate one of the most favorite feasts in the liturgical calendar, the Most Holy Trinity, Christians throughout the centuries have professed their belief in One God. A God who is transcendent (Far from us), and…
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Fr. Lawrence
May 23, 2021
As we celebrate the culmination of the Eastertide with the receiving of the Holy Spirit, and the beginning of the Church’s mission to the world, let us be mindful of the ways we can grow and work together despite our…
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Fr. Lawrence
May 14, 2021
Friends, We have now come to this Sunday of the ascension of the Lord. And as we look to the culmination of Eastertide with Pentecost Sunday next week, Jesus invites us to enter another dimension of seeing our Christian calling…
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Fr. Lawrence
May 7, 2021
As Eastertide draws close to its culmination at Pentecost, we have now come to the sixth Sunday. And on this Sunday, the readings show the two deeper senses of God’s love: profoundly faithful and fully overwhelming. So, let us focus…
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Fr. Lawrence
April 30, 2021
As we continue to journey through Easter, and this Sunday, as we respond to the Lord’s invitation to bear fruits, we can also join the Singer of today’s psalm in thanking God for His saving justice upon us. Again, our…
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