Author: Lauren Goracke
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Homily for the Sixth Sunday OT
If any of you remember the movie Men in Black, there is an important scene at the beginning of the movie. Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will […]
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St. Angela Merici – Bulletin Letter (Sister Margaret)
We celebrated St. Angela Merici’s feast on January 27th . Why is she important to us at St. Mary’s? It was she who founded the Ursuline Sisters in 1535. And […]
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Homily for the Fourth Sunday OT
You might say “here he goes again” when I talk about the behavior of the Chosen People in the times of Zephaniah the Prophet; You might say “here he goes […]
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Homily for the Third Sunday OT
The local weatherman said a few days ago that our days are getting longer by about two minutes a day. You can tell that when you get up in the […]
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Homily for the First Sunday of Advent
To go from Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s Day brings us full circle when trying to figure out how we want to approach this time of year again. There’s […]
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Homily for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday OT
When the Apostles say “Increase our faith” Jesus probably let out a huge sigh. “Now what do they want? Haven’t you seen what we have been doing?” “Increase our faith.” […]
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Bulletin Column 8/7/22
Dear Friends and Parishioners,While most of us are trying to squeeze in a few more things to do as August begins, here aresome other things you might consider adding to […]
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Homily for the 16th Sunday OT – Cycle C
Today’s Scripture accounts might read something like this: local family is stunned when, out of the blue, a stranger hands them a check for five million dollars! When interviewed later […]
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Homily for Good Friday, Cycle C – Moscow
“Because of his affliction, he shall see the light in the fullness of days…he shall take away the sins of many, and win pardon for [our] offenses.” “He was pierced […]
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Homily for Holy Thursday, Cycle C – Genesee
This is a mistake, Thomas. We shouldn’t be in Jerusalem with the authorities on the lookout for us! The Master didn’t even try to sneak into the city unseen. That […]