It's All About Love

Sunday, August 30m 2020 | By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin On the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, let’s be honest. Who said that being a Catholic Christian in today’s world was going to be easy? There are several celebrities, politicians, and political and social commentators who totally reject the Christian Message and especially the Catholic…

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Who Do You Say That I Am?

Sunday, August 23rd 2020 | By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin On the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, in the Gospel passage from Matthew, Jesus posed a question to the disciples: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they offered varying responses. Jesus then got personal with them: “But who do you…

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Rise to the Challenge

Sunday, August 16th, 2020 |By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin The Gospel reading from the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time comes from Matthew and reminds us to trust in the Lord even when it may appear that He is not answering our prayers. God wants to lead us to the joys of heaven because it is…

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Steady Your Eye

Sunday, August 9th, 2020 | By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin Our Catholic Christian spirituality invites us to surrender control of our lives to God in grateful recognition of the simple fact that we are the recipient of a special gift from Him given out of the abundant and generous love he has for us. On…

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God's Generosity

For Sunday, August 2, 2020 | By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin On this Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, our readings should inspire us to deepen our sense of gratitude toward God, who loves us with such fierce and tender love. We must make an intentional response every day to return our love for God’s love…

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