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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Come Holy Spirit!
Pentecost Sunday
Pastor’s Column
May 19, 2013
One day (in a former parish), the youth minister ran up to me frantically, pleading with me to help her out of a bind. It turned out that she was scheduled to give a short talk on the Holy Spirit to her High School youth class and couldn’t think of anything to say at all! Looking...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, May 12, 2013
First Holy Communion Day
Pastor’s Column
May 12, 2013
This week I have some guest writers for this column….our First Holy Communion Children! Most of these responses are very inspiring. Remember that Jesus said that “whoever does not receive me as a little child shall not enter in.” (Mark 10:15). “Lord, help us all to receive...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Following Christ’s Blueprint
Pastor’s Column
6th Sunday of Easter
May 5, 2013
Jesus, who truly is the Word of God, will be the only thing standing at the end of our lives. Therefore, think of how important it is to trust the Lord God and to know his WORD. Jesus says, "If you love me you will keep my word, and my Father will love him,...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Now is the Son of Man Glorified
Pastor’s Column
5th Sunday of Easter
April 28, 2013
"Now is the Son of Man Glorified, and God is glorified in him."
When Jesus says this at the Last Supper, Judas has just walked out to betray Jesus. We all know what's coming next and yet, incredibly, it is at this moment that Jesus says God is glorified...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Life on the Titanic
Pastor’s Column
4th Sunday of Easter
April 21, 2013
“My sheep hear my voice;
I know them and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.”
John 10:27-28
In these troubling times we live...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Fishing All Night and Catching Nothing
Pastor’s Column
3rd Sunday of Easter
April 14, 2013
"Cast the net over the right side of the boat and
you will find something."
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Am I a Person of Mercy, Really?
Pastor’s Column
Mercy Sunday 2013
“Blessed are the merciful; Mercy will be shown to them."
Matthew 5:7
Every so often it is helpful for us to sit down and ask ourselves what our goals are in life. Among the usual professional,...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, March 31, 2013
An Easter Miracle
Pastor’s Column
Easter Sunday, 2013
Easter is a reminder that the world is not always what it appears to be on the surface. Jesus, having promised to be with us until the end of time, truly is here, but he wants to be discovered by faith. Sometimes, too, he helps us to realize he has been with us all along!
One day in a previous parish I was called out to pray with a dying man around Eastertime. The place I came to was a very run down, forbidding-looking dilapidated mobile home and as I approached I could hear shouting and not a little cursing going on inside this house. When I knocked on the door, the woman who had called me let me in (by this time I was sure I had the wrong address!) – and on the bed was a very angry looking gentleman who upon seeing me – a priest – began emitting all kinds of profanity and swear words and cussing and this kind of thing. No, he didn’t believe in the Lord and would I please leave? ...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, March 24, 2013
My Suffering Has Meaning Too
Pastor’s Column
Holy Week, 2013
Life has a way of keeping most of us very busy, whether it is work, school, family, things to do, health issues or crises of one kind or another. Perhaps we are suffering or unemployed, grieving or in distress. At other times we are joyous, excited, and things are going well. Yet ultimately...
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By Fr. Gary Zerr on
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Jesus Writes on the Ground
Pastor’s Column
5th Sunday of Lent
March 17, 2013
Jesus performs a very simple and yet intriguing action in John’s gospel this Sunday (Jn 8:1-11). Every part of John's gospel has theological meaning, and has been carefully constructed. John, therefore, invites us to meditate on the intimate details of Jesus’ life that...
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