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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, October 24, 2010
How Not To Impress God
Pastor’s Column
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 24, 2010
When going in for a job interview, we naturally hope to impress the person doing the hiring! We try to learn what it is the company is looking for and how to approach them in a way that will be (hopefully!) to their liking. Yet when we approach God in prayer, do we stop to consider what pleases God when we speak to him? Of course, the Lord is always glad to hear from us, but certain ways of praying are more attractive to him than others! Fortunately, the scriptures teach us what is pleasing to God when we pray. Let’s look at this Sunday’s gospel (Luke 18:9-14) for clues....
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Moses Keeps His Hands Up!
Pastor’s Column
29th Sunday Ordinary Time
October 17, 2010
Israel is battling a grave enemy, Amalek, in the first reading from Exodus (17:8-13). God instructs Moses to stretch out his hands in prayer over the battle. As long as he did so, Israel wins the battle. The only problem was that Moses’ arms began to get pooped out,...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Learning to Give Thanks
Pastor’s Column
28th Sunday Ordinary Time
October 10, 2010
Ten lepers were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has no one returned to give thanks except this foreigner?
Luke 17:19
Learning to be a thankful person, a person who praises...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, October 03, 2010
“Lord, Increase Our Faith!”
Pastor’s Column
27th Sunday Ordinary Time
October 3, 2010
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
The Lord answered, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea and it would obey you.”
Luke...
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