Devotion October 4, 2023

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Devotion October 3, 2023

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Sunday Reflection (October 1, 2023)

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Our Gospel Reading was about two sons who exercised their freedom to make U-turns (Matthew 21:28-32). Each brother did a U-Turn: One for the better, one for the worse. One responded yes but failed to act. The other responded no but later changed his mind and obeyed. The greatest sinner can say “no” to God, but later change his/her mind and say yes:  God allows U-turns! The self-righteous say “yes” to God in front of others but fail to obey God.
 
Each day presents new opportunities to serve God. How faithful are we with the invitation to follow Jesus and obey his commands? We all have refused God’s directions (I know I have), yet his parable reminds us that we can say yes to God: It is not too late!  The past does not have to totally determine our future.  God continually offers us the possibility of life found in obedience to God and the way of Christ.

Sunday Sermon October 1, 2023

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Devotion September 27, 2023

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Devotion September 26, 2023

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Sunday Sermon September 24, 2023

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Prayer for the Week (October 1-October 7, 2023)

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Let us pray that we answer God’s call with love and faithfulness: Loving Father, you do not want sinners to die, but to turn away from sin and to do what is right, so that they may live.  Keep forgiving us. Give us the attitude of Jesus and lead us by the Holy Spirit to be merciful with others. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
                                                              (Claretian Publications)

                                   

                         

Sunday Reflection (September 24, 2023)

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If you reflect upon the abundance of the good favor with which you have been blessed, it is probably more than you realize. The landowner in a parable of Matthew (20:1-6) had abundance and he shared it so that every one of the day laborers received what they needed. No doubt, no one went home that night hungry. Greed blinds us to the real needs of others and causes us to overlook our own abundance.
 
Nevertheless, may we share God’s gifts and abundance with others. Part of the joy of knowing God as revealed through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit is this: God is merciful!  Yes, God’s “not fair,” but God is generous! I for one am glad, after all, where would we be without God’s generous extension of grace, kindness, and mercy? Jesus challenges us to see and act in the world with God’s generosity. What’s our response? What’s your response?  What’s my response?

Devotion September 20, 2023

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