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An image depicted in the episcopal shield of Bishop Estabrook provides a prism or lens through which I invite us to reflect this evening as we gather for his Vigil Service in this church where he so …
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2/22/12
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I echo a warm welcome to each of you as we gather for our Annual Scout Mass. It is always good to be with you, especially when we are in the Lord’s House, taking part in His Eucharistic Sacrifice, …
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2/15/12
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It is more than coincidence that there is a clear and direct connection or link between today’s Gospel account that we just heard and Catholic Schools Week which begins today. What is that clear …
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2/8/12
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The saint we honor today, Saint Thomas Aquinas, was and is so highly esteemed from the time he died in 1274 until the present. In popular terms, he was “a giant” in so many areas of his life: a …
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2/1/12
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Today’s gospel account is so very instructive, yes, for all the disciples of the Lord Jesus, but especially for us, the successors of the Twelve Apostles. Did not what Jesus did then also occur in …
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1/25/12
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, in another Gospel, that of Saint John, in the beginning section, which we call the Prologue, there is this verse, which, in my judgment, is so Advent-like: …
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1/18/12
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As we gather today, we are celebrating the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. Now the word “epiphany” is itself a word we rarely use, so what does it mean? In the Greek language, it means …
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By Bishop Paul S. Loverde
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1/11/12
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The event just proclaimed in our hearing in today’s Gospel — the Blessed Virgin’s journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth — is actually being relived — made present — here and now in our …
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By Bishop Paul S. Loverde
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1/4/12
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Two verses from the Word of God frame our reflection this afternoon as we gather for this celebration of the Lord’s Eucharistic Sacrifice and in gratitude for the presence of the Dominican Retreat …
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12/21/11
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In today’s first reading, the prophet Daniel witnessed a terrifying vision; yet, terrified as he was, he heard and put his trust in the promise revealed to him: “But the holy ones of the Most …
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12/14/11
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