LITURGY IN FOCUS
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CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

First Sunday of Lent Call to worship This is the time of fulfillment. We begin the holy season of Lent facing our human temptations with the support of God’s love, ready to change our lives for the better. We take the journey of Lent seriously — rejecting temptation, rebalancing our priorities and choosing to be […]
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THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK

First Sunday of Lent Reflection: Be wary of temptations By SISTER MARY McGLONE “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”  Now that’s a mind-blowing sentence! Was Jesus really tempted? Doesn’t temptation imply a confusion or indecisiveness that seems uncharacteristic of Jesus? Was he really that human? Another […]
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PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK

Second Sunday of Lent Reflection: Transfiguring our lives hard to describe By SISTER MARY McGLONE On our worst days, we might say that we feel as bad as we look on our driver’s license. At the other end of the spectrum, wealthy people can commission their portraits that erase blemishes and make even the plainest […]
LITURGY IN FOCUS

CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS

Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Today’s scriptures call us to be holy as God is holy, not by seeking revenge through the law, but by turning the other cheek, going the extra mile, giving more than is wanted, praying for our persecutor. In these ways, we grow in holiness and perfection. To […]
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THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK

Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Importance of relationships By SISTER MARY McGLONE Have you noticed how, after years of being together, some married couples actually begin to resemble one another? It’s not that they necessarily look alike, but they have gradually conformed to one another — or, better said, they have engaged in a […]
LITURGY IN FOCUS

PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK

First Sunday of Lent Reflection: Be wary of temptations By SISTER MARY McGLONE “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”  Now that’s a mind-blowing sentence! Was Jesus really tempted? Doesn’t temptation imply a confusion or indecisiveness that seems uncharacteristic of Jesus? Was he really that human? Another […]