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A Confrontation with Demons

Pastor’s Column

4th Sunday Ordinary Time

January 29, 2012

 

“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

from Mark 1:21-28

 

This Sunday we hear a most curious exchange taking place. Jesus is confronted with a man who has "an unclean...

 

Silent Prayers of the Priest

 at Mass

Pastor’s Column

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 22, 2012

 

 

There are a number of places in the Mass where the priest prays silently. This is because the mass is both a personal and a communal prayer. When we come to Mass, we pray both as individuals and as the body of Christ. For priest as well as lay person, the Mass has elements of both private and public prayer. How we pray the Mass depends on whether or not we pray individually outside of Mass.  Here are the silent prayers proscribed for the priest to pray quietly during various parts of the Mass. They are quite beautiful! You may wish to keep this column so that you can learn them too and make them your own as well.  

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Behold, the Lamb of God

Pastor’s Column

2nd Sunday Ordinary Time

January 15, 2012

 

          If you have ever watched the old Cecile B DeMille film King of Kings, you might notice that this silent movie, which was created in black and white, always has Jesus wearing a garment that is whiter than everyone else has on; in fact, Jesus even seems to have...

 

What Are You Seeking?

Pastor’s Column

Epiphany

January 8, 2012

 

It occurs to me that it is not just the wise men that are on a journey, a mission in search of a goal, a star they see in the east; no, we are all seeking something in life. There is an old expression that comes to mind: be careful what you wish for, because you may get it! Everyone on earth...

Pastor’s Column Solemnity of Mary Mother of God   January 1, 2012

    One of the most powerful Marian Shrines in the world is that of Our Lady of Czestochowa at the Monastery of Jasna Gora.  This shrine was a favorite of John Paul II when he was archbishop...