Entries by Diane Palumbo

Prayer for the Week (September 13-September 19)

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Let us pray that we learn to forgive the way the Lord forgives:  All-loving Father, you are good and patient, compassionate, loving, and merciful with sinners like us.  May your pardon bring us joy and stimulate us to forgive the debts, often small, that others owe us. Lead us to share with others the pardon […]

Sunday Reflection (September 13, 2020)

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What makes God angry? Not being merciful and forgiving puts us in danger of judgment from God (Matthew 18:21-35).  Extending and receiving forgiveness can be a long and difficult path, yet the parable in Matthew is primarily about mercy which leads to extending forgiveness.  One worked with the other by mercifully extending forgiveness, and the […]

Sunday Reflection (September 6, 2020)

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What do others primarily see us manifesting? Greed?  An overly critical spirit?  Anger? Hatred? Prejudice? Ambition? Our politics? Is it the presentation of our social status? What overshadows Christ in your life? When we follow Christ, love is our underlying obligation to others, including our enemies. When we live a life of love, kindness, and […]

Prayer for the Week (September 6-September 12)

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Let us pray to God our Father so that we sustain one another on the way to him: Lord God, our Father, your Son Jesus Christ has brought us together as a community of sinners who know that you have pardoned us. May the Holy Spirit unify us and give us the strength to care […]