tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78925921381016838272024-03-08T02:02:11.238-08:00Assumption Catholic SchoolsDaniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-77711490338639712402019-04-05T06:52:00.001-07:002019-04-05T06:52:04.122-07:00Father Becker April 5<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Some of the
inhabitants of Jerusalem said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Is he
not the one they are trying to kill?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And look, he is
speaking openly and they say nothing to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Could the authorities
have realized that he is the Christ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But we know where he
is from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When the Christ comes,
no one will know where he is from.”] (Jn. 7:25-27)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once again Jesus
surprises the Jews by His actions. First, He’s in Jerusalem where the authorities
are trying to kill Him. Second, He is the Christ long awaited by the
Jews. However He is not recognized because the Jews <i>think</i> they
know where He is from. They and really no one could have imagined that God
would take on flesh in Jesus. God surprised the Jews as He does us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Augustine exclaims
in his Confessions, “Oh Beauty ever ancient, ever new.” God is wholly active in
our lives. He existed from all eternity and will continue to exist for all
eternity. God is ever ancient and ever new simultaneously. He never
changes. Yet, He transforms the world. God is the same
yesterday, today, and forever. Yet, He always catches us by
surprise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God never acts as we
expect. We can’t “box Him in”. He is full of surprises. He
has plans for you that you haven’t even imagined. Allow God to surprise you
today. We abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent so that <i>we</i> can
draw closer to Jesus. Today, allow <i>Jesus</i> to draw closer to you. Let
Him surprise you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[“Moreover, I know
that you do not have the love of God in you.“] (Jn. 5: 42)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ugh... well that’s
quite an indictment. In our Gospel today Jesus differentiates between
human and divine testimony. He doesn’t accept human testimony, but God’s.
Seemingly out of the blue this verse appears on the lips of Jesus amidst
His discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“<i>Moreover, I know
that you do not have the love of God in you.“</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This verse catches us
off guard, and it convicts us. (well it convicts me at least). God is
always speaking, desperately trying to get our attention. He seeks us out, and
we many times are oblivious. Yet, there are times in which He breaks through
like the sun peaking through the clouds. This can happen at anytime, anywhere,
and through anything or anyone. Jesus’s words remind me of something St.
John says in his first letter:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do not love the
world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. </span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(1Jn. 2:15) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we become aware
of God convicting us of our sins or bad habits we must remember that He
convicts us not to make us feel awful about ourselves. God convicts us so that
we may grow in holiness. Loving the world and the things of the world is
not bad in and of itself, since God created the world and all it contains. However
loving them <i>above</i> and <i>before</i> God is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus prompts us to
reflect on and honestly ask purselves, “Is God the first priority in my life? Do
I love other things more than Him? What must be readjusted in my life so
that God truly is the center of my life?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[“I cannot do anything
on my own;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I judge
as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> but the
will of the one who sent me.”]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jn. 5:30)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whose will do I seek?
God’s or my own? Jesus claims to be not only a son of God, but <i>the</i>
Son of God and consequently God Himself. He slowly reveals the mystery of
the Blessed Trinity (3 Persons in 1 God) and that He, the Holy Spirit, and the
Father are one. So...Jesus perfectly seeks the Father’s will. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Immediately before His
arrest, Jesus passionately prays to do God’s will in the garden of Gethsemane,
“My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will,
but as you will” (Mt. 26:39b). A day later Jesus exclaims from the cross,
“It is finished” (Jn. 19:30b). On the cross Jesus perfectly accomplished
the Father’s will, the salvation of the human race. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In whose name do you
act? God’s or your own? Jesus did not act on His own, but did the will of
His Father. We often speak of discerning God’s call for our lives, such
searching being necessary. However I think many of us <i>already</i> <i>know</i>
situations or things God is asking us to accomplish. We are just
unwilling to because of fear, uncertainty, etc. it takes a lot of courage
and strength to accomplish God’s will, and many times it requires us to go out
of our comfort zone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take some time today
and recall one of those situations in your life in which God is encouraging you
to accomplish His will . Ask the Holy Spirit to give you courage and
strength to accomplish it. It might help to spend some time in prayer
with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Then going out he
went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and the
disciples followed him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When he arrived at the
place he said to them,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Pray
that you may not undergo the test.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After withdrawing
about a stone’s throw from them and kneeling,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> he
prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> take this
cup away from me;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> still,
not my will but yours be done.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And to strengthen him
an angel from heaven appeared to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He was in such agony
and he prayed so fervently<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> that his
sweat became like drops of blood<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> falling
on the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When he rose from
prayer and returned to his disciples,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> he found
them sleeping from grief.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He said to them, “Why
are you sleeping?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Get up and pray that
you may not undergo the test.”] (Lk. 22:39-46)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Diocese has asked all schools to inform parents of the newest Teaching the Way of Love blog.<br />
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The April post can be found at<br />
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In Christ's Peace<br />
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President<br />
Assumption Catholic SchoolsDaniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-27297947765522182232019-04-02T10:42:00.000-07:002019-04-02T10:42:39.990-07:00April 2<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[There was a feast of
the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now there is in
Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> a pool
called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In these lay a large
number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One man was there who
had been ill for thirty-eight years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When Jesus saw him
lying there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and knew
that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Do you
want to be well?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The sick man answered
him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Sir, I
have no one to put me into the pool<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> when the
water is stirred up;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> while I
am on my way, someone else gets down there before me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus said to him,
“Rise, take up your mat, and walk.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Immediately the man
became well, took up his mat, and walked.] (Jn. 5:1-9)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Do you want to be
well?” Jesus asks this odd question to the sick man confined to a mat. The
answer the man will supply is obvious to us and most likely to Jesus as well,
yet He still asks it. Jesus does not assume the man wants to be healed. He
waits for the sick man’s request. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus poses this same
question to you. “Do you want to be well?” Again I’m sure the answer is
obvious, “Of course I do.” Yet, it’s ironic that many times we don’t <i>ask</i>
Jesus to heal us. We’d rather rely on ourselves or wait for the situation
to fix itself all the while needlessly suffering alone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What needs to be made
“well” in your life? Are you and your spouse going through a rough patch?
Are you trying to crawl away from the shackles of a certain sin(s)? Are
you having difficulties at work or with coworkers? Is your financial situation
enslaving your every thought? Are you mourning the imminent death or the recent
death of a loved one? Etc.? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Talk to Jesus about
your struggles. You don’t have to go through it alone. Jesus is waiting
upon your request. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Do you want to be
well?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[At that time Jesus
left [Samaria] for Galilee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For Jesus himself
testified<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> that a
prophet has no honor in his native place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When he came into
Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> since
they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for they
themselves had gone to the feast.] (Jn. 4:43-45)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus was commonplace
in His own native town. His neighbors saw nothing special about Him.
Though Jesus was “God among them”, inhabitants of His hometown refused to look
deeper than skin. They could not see the extraordinary amidst the ordinary. Thankfully
others saw signs of the divine in the human such as many people of Galilee and
the Apostles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Normally God works
through the ordinary. Jesus (2nd Person of the Blessed Trinity) took to
Himself human flesh. Through His humanity He accomplished our salvation by His
death. To bystanders His death was ordinary, just another man crucified by the
Romans. However we know through the eyes of faith that the extraordinary
was achieved in the ordinary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God continues to
engineer the extraordinary in the ordinary most especially in the 7 Sacraments
He gifted the human race. <i>A Sacrament is an outward sign instituted by
Christ to give grace</i>. In the Sacraments very ordinary words and
materials are used as vehicles of God’s grace—water, bread, wine, oil, speech,
imposition of hands, etc. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a great treasure
trove of mercy God gave His Church (see Jn. 20:22-23). We confess our sins
audibly to an ordained priest who in turn responds with words. His own
words yes, but synonymously Jesus’s— words of forgiveness, healing, and
peace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today make an examination
of conscience, and prepare yourself to infallibly receive God’s mercy and
forgiveness. There are lots of opportunities this week and in the coming
weeks to go to confession. Also you can always stop a priest whenever you see
one and ask him to hear your confession. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here are two simple
ways I llike to make my examination of conscience. </span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Begin by asking the
Holy Spirit to enlighten me and bring to mind my sins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.) Go through the 10
Commandments one by one recalling the sins I’ve committed against each.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.) Recall the sins
I’ve committed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> •
Against God<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> •
Aganst others <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> •
Against myself <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: HelveticaNeue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sometimes it helps to
make a list before going into the Confessional, noting the sins I’ve committed
and the number of times I’ve committed them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-73435813286016790542019-03-28T06:49:00.001-07:002019-03-28T06:49:28.272-07:00ScreenagersSt. Lawrence Catholic Church is hosting a showing of Screenagers on Tuesday April 9, 2019<br />
at the McMillan Library<br />
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The showing begins at 6 PM<br />
Admission is FREE<br />
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Movie Synopsis<br />
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Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well. </div>
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In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.</div>
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Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-87168897965748890482019-03-28T06:45:00.001-07:002019-03-28T06:45:39.214-07:00Father Becker March 28<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Even now, says the
LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">return to me with your
whole heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">for I am gracious and
merciful.] <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Joel 2:12-13) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m not sure about
you, but most of my “Lents” have similar pattern. I start out strong and on
fire and usually end on fire. However the middle is generally a roller
coaster. Once I start there’s a period of steady keeping of my chosen
penances. Unfortunately my pride slips in and I think, “This ain’t so bad”.
Inevitably this gives way to lots of struggles in keeping my Lenten promises.
This can then lead to a feeling of failure. At which point, giving up my
penances all together seems like a pretty good idea. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the Gospel verse
during today’s Mass, the prophet Joel reminds us that we can still “return” to
the Lord. Regardless of how great our Lent has gone so far, we can recommit
today. If pride has slipped into our Lenten journey, today we can begin to
uproot it. If we’ struggling to keep our penances, today we look toward
the Lord and His grace. If we are thinking of giving up our penances all
together or already have, today can be our new beginning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“God has not called me
to be successful. He has called me to be faithful.” — St. Mother Teresa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We’d all love both, to
be successful and faithful. However if we were completely successful right now
with our Lenten penances, would we remain faithful to God? By this I mean,
would we recognize that we need Him or that our penances are for love of
Him?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How is your Lent
going? Gleam encouragement today from the prophet Joel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•Is your Lent going
smoothly? Keep trucking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.•Is your Lent a
struggle? Take courage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•Is your Lent feeling
like an epic fail? Start again today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-56846373201415440752019-03-27T09:25:00.001-07:002019-03-27T09:27:57.309-07:00Big Fish and Other Items of InterestJust a reminder that the musical Big Fish will be preformed on<br />
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April 4 Dinner Show - tickets still available $60 per person for dinner and show - contact Linda<br />
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April 5 and April 6 show only - tickets $10 per person - contact Linda<br />
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Also Shadow Stations will be performed at the ACS building on April 18th at 1:45 PM in the gym.<br />
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Reminder that St. Lawrence and Sacred Heart are offering Friday Fish Frys on the remaining Fridays of Lent. Tasty fish that helps support our parishes.<br />
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In Christ's Peace<br />
<br />
Daniel Minter<br />
President<br />
Assumption Catholic Schools<br />
<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-2810446816903720252019-03-27T09:23:00.001-07:002019-03-27T09:23:03.100-07:00Father Becker March 26<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Jesus said to his
disciples:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Do not think that I
have come to abolish the law or the prophets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have come not to
abolish but to fulfill.“] (Mt. 5:17)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The fulfillment of
the law is Love” (Rm. 13:10). Though simpler to recite than the hundreds of
rabbinic laws, Jesus proposes a more difficult and excellent way (cf. 1Cor.
12:31). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to St.
Thomas Aquinas, Love is “willing the good of the other for the other’s sake”.
That’s tough! True love has no hint of selfishness in it. Yikes! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yet Jesus isn’t asking
anything of us He Himself <i>didn’t</i> do on the cross, AND anything He <i>isn’t</i>
doing in us now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take some time today
and ask God about His love for you, and your love for Him and others. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do I strive to love
God and others as Jesus <i>does</i>? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(1 Corinthians
13:1-13)</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If I speak in human
and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a
clashing cymbal.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And if I have the gift
of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith
so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If I give away
everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not
have love, I gain nothing.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Love is patient, love
is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated,</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">it is not rude, it
does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood
over injury,</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">it does not rejoice
over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Love never fails. If
there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will
cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For we know partially
and we prophesy partially, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass
away.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When I was a child, I
used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a
man, I put aside childish things.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At present we see
indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know
partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> So faith, hope,
love remain, these three;h but the greatest of these is love</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Peter approached
Jesus and asked him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Lord, if
my brother sins against me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> how often
must I forgive him?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As many as seven
times?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus answered, “I say
to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.] (Mt. 18:21-22)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How great is God’s
mercy? How willing is He to forgive? AND How selective is our mercy? How
unwilling are we to forgive? Though we may not articulate the point as
St. Peter did, I think many of us harbor a similar sentiment—what is the
minimum amount of forgiveness and mercy I am expected to extend? Jesus
expresses God’s readiness to forgive, and commands His disciples (and us) to do
likewise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Showing mercy towards
those who have offended us is tough enough, but accepting mercy extended to us
by God can sometimes be even more difficult. “How can God forgive me for
what I’ve done? Can He really forgive me?” I think this is precisely why
we have a hard time forgiving others—we haven’t accepted God’s forgiveness of
our own sins. “If God can’t forgive me, I can’t forgive others. I can’t give
what I haven’t received.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God is more than
willing to forgive and desires to forgive. Jesus makes this clear by His
words today and His actions on Good Friday as He exclaims from the cross,
“Father forgive them. They know not what they do” (Lk. 23:34).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why haven’t you
allowed God to forgive a certain sin(s) you’ve committed? Do you fear God’s
boundless love? Spend some time with Jesus today and explore your heart and
His. Be honest with yourself and Him. Allow Jesus to meet you in the
uncomfortableness, and begin to experience His love and mercy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Therefore the Lord
himself will give you this sign:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> the
virgin shall be with child,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and bear
a son,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and shall
name him Emmanuel.] (Is. 7:14) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Salvation is
intentional. This seems like a “no brainer”, yet we can take it for granted and
fail to consider its gravity. Already here in the 7th chapter of the Book of
the Prophet Isaiah God makes clear His intention to grant salvation to His
people and the way in which it would arrive— “a virgin shall be with child, and
bear a son”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Blessed Virgin
Mary is that Virgin promised and her Son that salvation intended. In agreeing
to her virginal motherhood Mary confirms God’s intentional salvation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In so intending to
save all humanity, God intentionality intended to save you personally. God had
been preparing your salvation for thousands of years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take a few moments
today and thank God for His love and offer of salvation. Also, thank Mary your
mother and the Mother of God for her cooperation with God’s grace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hail Mary full of
grace...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Thus says the LORD:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cursed is the man who
trusts in human beings,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> who seeks
his strength in flesh,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> whose
heart turns away from the LORD.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He is like a barren
bush in the desert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> that
enjoys no change of season,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But stands in a lava
waste,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> a salt
and empty earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blessed is the man who
trusts in the LORD,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> whose
hope is the LORD.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He is like a tree planted
beside the waters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> that
stretches out its roots to the stream:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It fears not the heat
when it comes,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> its
leaves stay green;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the year of drought
it shows no distress,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> but still
bears fruit.] (Jer. 17:5-8)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In whom or what do we
trust? The prophet Jeremiah contrasts two vivid images for the Israelites
and each of us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In whom or what do i
trust? More poignantly, from whom or what do I find my identity? Our
identity and value is not the sum total of what we accomplish. Our
identity is not found in public opinion. Nor is our identity a sexual
orientation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our identity is not
something fluid. It is not a reward earned. Our identity is a gift
received from God our Father and never revoked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are children of
God. He created and loves us. It is in accepting this,our true identity, that
we flourish without fear or worry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take some time today
and allow God to show you you’re identity. Give your heavenly Father
the time and the space to love you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[The people of Judah
and the citizens of Jerusalem said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Come,
let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah.“] (Jer. 18:18a)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jeremiah has been
preaching repentance to the people of Judah and Jerusalem and they’ have had
enough. He has called them out and brought to their attention their own
sinfulness. Jeremiah has called them to something more, and they feel
threatened by him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have all
experienced at one time or another moments when we’ve felt “threatened” by the
presence of someone who we perceive to be holier than ourselves. Their very
words and actions, though in no way directed toward us, stir up feelings of
anger inside of us. We feel personally attacked since we are unwilling to
change even though we know there is something not quite right in our
lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the presence of the
sun, darkness will soon vanish. Rays of light and truth are “threatening” to
those areas of darkness and falsehood within our heart. Take some time
today and reflect: Why am I angry? Why do I feel “threatened”, “judged” by
another’s holiness?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ask God to show you
those dark areas of your heart. Take it to prayer and also the Sacrament
of Confession. Expose the darkness to <i>the</i> Loght, Jesus Christ, and
experience freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[When Joseph awoke,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> he did as
the angel of the Lord had commanded him<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and took
his wife into his home.] (Mt. 1:24)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recounted in our
Gospel today is, called by some, the Annunciation of St. Joseph. At this point
Joseph has discovered that Mary is pregnant and he knows that the child is not
his. Though Joseph is hesitant to proceed with the marriage, an angel
encourages him “to take his wife into his home”. Granted Joseph is made
aware of the divinity of Mary’s Son, Joseph still has the choice to say “yes”
to God’s plan or reject it in favor of his own desires. Thankfully Joseph
acquiesced, and “did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What about us? When God
asks something of us, are we willing to grant His request? Do we amend our
actions and attitudes when He pricks our conscience? Maybe God is speaking to
you through a coworker, a friend, your children, your spouse... it can be very
hard to follow God when He speaks through another, but it’s God’s voice
nonetheless. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take some time today
and honestly ask the dangerous questions. What is God asking of me? What
areas of my life is God asking me to adjust? Chances are you might already have
a vague idea. Ask for clarity and St. Joseph’s intercession for the grace to
follow God’s voice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[“Stop judging and you
will not be judged.“] (Lk. 6:37a)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sad, comical, ironic,
disheartening: many of us Christians have perfected the very thing Jesus told
us not to do. We can be really great judgers. In a certain way this makes
sense, since as Christians we’ve been blessed with Jesus’s teaching—know right
from wrong. We can always judge a right action from a wrong one. However
sometimes we go too far and condemn a person rather than just a sinful
action. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recently I was asked
if a certain individual who is married to a pornstar is a good role model for
young men. It became clear after discussing the question with others that
the question presumed a severe negative judgement of the pornstar. Porn is
gravely immoral and so we can rightly judge that making porn is awful. However
the question at hand judged/ condemned the pornstar as if the pornstar herself
was unworthy of love and respect because of her actions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s much easier to
judge than to love, yet wasn’t it love and not condemnation what Jesus
demonstrated on the cross? “For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him” (Jn.
3:17). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take a few moments
today to pray for those you’ve judged unfairly, and also plan on a time to
experience God’s mercy and forgiveness in the Sacrament of Confession. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">P.S. Some Confession
times in the city:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Tuesday 4:15pm S.S.
Peter and Paul<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Saturday 9am
OLQH <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Saturday 3pm
OLQH <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Check your bulletins
for others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Also, you can stop a
priest whenever and ask him to hear your confession. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[“You have heard that
it was said to your ancestors,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> You shall
not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you,
whoever is angry with his brother<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> will be
liable to judgment] (Mt. 5:21-22a)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the course of His
teaching and preaching, Jesus often criticizes the current religious practices
of the Jewish religious leaders. His comments in today’s Gospel reading are no
different. Jesus advocates for the removal of sin by its roots and not
merely treating its symptoms. He brings to the attention of His listeners a
cause of murder, namely anger. So in order to be righteous one must not merely
avoid murder, but also one must control their anger. Jesus wants
conversion of hearts, and not just conversion of legalistic action. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When visiting his
attempted assassin in prison, Pope St. John Paul II remarked, “The difference
between you and me is that you got caught.” Of course St. John Paul II did not
try to kill anyone, but he recognized that all of us, if we do not moderate our
anger, have the capacity to attempt something seriously sinful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To claim, “I haven’t
killed anyone, so I’m a pretty good person”, is not acceptable for a Christian.
Jesus wants our hearts to be transformed by His grace, and through that inner
transformation our actions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What areas of your
heart is God challenging you to change?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Lord, on the day I
called for help, you answered me.] (Psalm 138:3a)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m frustrated. I
can’t do anything about it except pray”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’ve heard this
countless times and I’ve said it myself probably as much as anyone else. Expressed
in such a sentiment is our own attitude of prayer. We can mistakenly think
prayer is pointless, ineffective, and the last resort. Let’s think about
it a bit and translates our frustration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m frustrated. I
can’t do anything about it <b><i>except</i></b> ask the all knowing, all
encompassing, all powerful, and all good God to help me.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I guess prayer doesn’t
sound like such a bad idea. Our Psalmist today conveys this confidence in
God’s generosity. God will always answer our prayers He may not answer them in
the way we want, but He will answer with what we <i>need</i>—that which is best
for us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God knows what we want
and need before we ask, but He desires us to voice our desires to Him—healing
of a loved one, stronger marriage, better job, ability to pay the bills, grace
to love a coworker, overcome a certain sin, etc... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Have you lost faith in
the power of prayer? What is God waiting for you to ask? God is our
loving Father just waiting for His children to ask...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“My child, what would
you like Me to do for you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[...when the people of
Nineveh believed God;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> they
proclaimed a fast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and all
of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.] (Jonah 3:5)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instead of simply
relaying to his readers that the Ninevites proclaimed a fast, the author of the
book of Jonah prefaces it with <i>when the people of Nineveh believed God</i>. Apparently
only when the people of Nineveh <i>believed</i> God did they fast. It
was not on their own initiative or a whimsical ideal that Nineveh repented by
fasting, but by the prompting of God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Undoubtedly the
actions of the people of Nineveh provoke an uncomfortable question. Do we <i>believe</i>
God’s words? OR Do we simply forego His urgings to repentance in
favor of our own “enlightened” ideas? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s so easy to make
God out to be Barney the Dinosaur—“I love you, you love me...you don’t have to
change”. We can domesticate God because that “god” is much more palatable and
comfortable. That type of “god” requires nothing of us,. We don’t have to
take that type of “god” seriously. It’s uncomfortable for us (myself
included) to admit that we sometimes turn God into a purple dinosaur because
we’d rather do our own “thing”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However we must not go
to the other extreme, making God out to be a ferocious tyrant. It’s
precisely because He loves us that He wants us to change and to become the best
version of ourselves. Over and over again Scripture tells us God is a
jealous God (cf. Exodus 20:5). He wants nothing to become an obstacle to
our relationship with Him, NOTHING— sports, food, money, popularity, luxury,
etc. God desires us to love Him above all things. His jealous love is why
He asks us to fast and repent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do you <i>believe</i> God’s
words? Do you <i>believe</i> God loves you and wants what’s best for you?
If so, then you must follow the Ninevites’ lead in returning to God with your
whole heart through prayer, fasting, and alms giving. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[and forgive us our
trespasses,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> as
we forgive those who trespass against us] (Mt. 6:12)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the course of a
conversation about the “Our Father”, my interlocutor said that when she prayed
the “Our Father” she would always skip the phrase about forgiveness. Her
rationale was that she did <u>not</u> want God to forgive her trespasses as <i>she</i>
forgave those who trespassed against her because she <i>never</i> forgave
others. So for her to pray this phrase of the “Our Father” essentially meant
that God would <u>not</u> forgive her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She rightly observed
that forgiveness is really difficult especially when we’ve been severely hurt
by another—maybe someone unfairly judged us, a member of our family, a friend
of ours, etc. Unfortunately though my interlocutor failed to realize that
true forgiveness is only made possible by God’s grace. Forgiveness is a choice
on our part, but it is also simultaneously begun, sustained, and completed by
God’s grace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who haven’t you
forgiven? Are you harboring a grudge against someone? Be patient with
yourself because forgiveness does not happen immediately, but is a process that
takes time. Forgiveness releases us from the anger that eats us up
inside. Forgiveness is not a feeling, but a choice to treat with charity
those who have hurt us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we forgive:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.) We must acknowledge
that we’ve been hurt. Do not ignore it. The hurt is real. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.) Pray for the grace
to forgive. Maybe we even need to pray for the desire for the desire to
forgive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.) Forgive. Remember
it’s a choice and <u>NOT</u> a feeling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Christians we must
forgive and also remember that God helps us to do so. His grace and our choice
to forgive give us confidence to pray the entire “Our Father”, even the phrase
about forgiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who do you need to
forgive? Take some time today and begin the process of forgiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-54504333675674543982019-03-11T09:17:00.002-07:002019-03-11T09:17:34.942-07:00Father Becker March 11Sorry I missed a few days here is the March 11 Lenten Lights from Father Becker<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[For I was hungry and
you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you
welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, I’ll and you cared for me, in prison and
you visited me.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then the righteous
will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or
thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or
naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit
you?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And the king will say
to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least
brothers of mine, you did for me.’ ] (Mt 25:35-40)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A reporter repulsed by
Mother Teresa tending to the maggot infested wound of a helpless sick man in
the gutter, he commented, “I couldn’t do what you do for $1 million.” Mother
Teresa responded, “I couldn’t either, but for Jesus I can.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mother Teresa saw
Jesus in others especially in the suffering people left to die in the streets
of Calcutta. She rightly believed that in loving the people around her, she was
loving Jesus. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do we? Do we see Jesus
in those we interact with—family, friends, coworkers, strangers, etc.? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus challenges us
today to change our mindset. As we perform acts of charity this Lent may we
recognize Jesus in those we serve and interact with daily. Jesus exhorts us to
see Him in the people we work with, in the children we teach, in the people at
the grocery store, etc. After all what we we do for the least of Jesus's
brothers and sisters, we do for Him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-79784435475028980342019-03-07T07:28:00.002-08:002019-03-07T07:36:27.135-08:00Father Becker's Reflection March 7<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[ Then he said to all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “If
anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and take
up his cross daily and follow me.”]. (Luke 9:23)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Christians we
champion the cross, yet many if not all of us are hesitant to pick our own
cross up. However, Jesus specifically directs us to follow His footsteps to
Calvary with our own cross hoisted on our shoulders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is nothing
romantic about it. If you’re to follow Christ, you will die. Yes, die to
yourself—your pride, your desire for comfort, your reputation, etc. One thing we
can forget though is that crosses come in all shapes and sizes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•Maybe yours is an
embarrassing sin that you can’t seem to eradicate from your life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•Maybe yours is
anxiety over paying the bills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•Maybe yours is
difficulty with a family member or coworker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helveticaneue" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We never choose our
own cross. We choose to pick it up. Jesus never gives us more than we can
handle with the help of His grace. Your cross is lying beside the road to
Calvary. Jesus asks, “Will you pick up your cross and follow Me?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-39140992143955224672019-03-06T06:44:00.002-08:002019-03-06T06:44:23.331-08:00Father Becker's Ash Wednesday ReflectionFrom the Desk of Father Becker - Assumption Catholic Schools Chaplain<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">Hi All, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">As last year I’ll send out my own daily reflections. I hope they
can help you’re your Lenten journey with our Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">“Rend your hearts, not your garments,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;"> and return to the LORD, your God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">For gracious and merciful is he,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;"> slow to anger, rich in kindness,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;"> and relenting in punishment“ (Jl. 2:13). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">Today marks the day for us to begin our Lenten penances. We
focus our attention on what am I going to “give up”, or what am I going to
“do”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">While such a reflection is necessary to arrive at a concrete
resolve, something more pressing should occupy our minds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">“Where is my heart?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">—“Am I close to God?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">—“Am I far from God?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">—“How do my Lenten practices help move my heart closer to God?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">The prophet Joel says that God wants our hearts. Lent is a time
to “rend” and convert our hearts. Penances are necessary, but God does
not want them as much as He desires your heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "HelveticaNeue",serif;">How do my Lenten practices help move my heart closer to God?.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-74226063725220149752018-09-13T11:03:00.001-07:002018-09-13T11:03:41.571-07:00Royal News Sept 13 2018Greeting Assumption Catholic Families<br />
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Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgXbCxJmES8" target="_blank">link </a>to Fr. Becker's homily for the ACS mass today.<br />
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Reminder of events this weekend<br />
<br />Drive 4 School - Rapids Ford has several cars including a Mustang on site now through 2 PM on Saturday. We can earn $8000 with enough test drives.<br />
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Electronic Recycling - also taking place on Saturday from 9-2. see the flyer on the website<br />
US Cellular will be here to convert your phone account<br />
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Concessions by the Junior Class for Prom funds<br />
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At 4 PM on Saturday is the Commissioning Ceremony and Mass in the ACS gym<br />
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Next week 9/17 - 22 is homecoming. Oktoberfest from 5:30 - 7:30 at ACS, Pep Rally at 7:30 and the game against Gilman on Saturday at 11. The game will be play on the WRHS field.<br />
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Please continue to pray for our students.<br />
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In Christ's Peace<br />
Daniel Minter<br />
President<br />
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<br />Daniel MInter ACS Presidenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417946065167105489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892592138101683827.post-48887162566100929882018-09-06T08:42:00.001-07:002018-09-06T08:44:30.197-07:00Royal News From the President's DeskGreeting Assumption Catholic Schools!<br />
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Welcome to my new blog site. In addition to sending news home through school and the parish bulletins I will be posting information here as well.<br />
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New for 2018 view the weekly homilies from Fr. Becker. Here is a <a href="https://youtu.be/2uMK1OQ9KlQ" target="_blank">link </a>to the homily from the Sept. 6th Mass.<br />
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Just a reminder of some upcoming events where you can support ACS.<br />
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September 15 -<br />
Drive 4 School from 9-2 at the ACS main building . Rapids Ford will be bringing by a number of vehicles to test drive and we can earn up to $8000 with enough test drives<br />
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Electronic Recycling - bring in your old electronics and a portion of the proceeds will go to ACS<br />
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US Cellular - will also be present that day to answer questions about switching to a US Cellular ACS account. If we have 300+ lines we will earn at least $15,000 for technology at the schools. Here is a <a href="https://www.assumptioncatholicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/USCellular.pdf" target="_blank">link</a> to the flyer with details.<br />
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On going - remember to buy scrip. A portion of the funds goes to the school and a portion can be used to support a student or the the angel fund for students in need of tuition. A bonus in September Kwik Trip local scrip is providing a 10% rebate instead of the usual 5% plus all purchases made with scrip will earn an additional 10% bonus to the schools. This is valid for scrip purchased through our scrip office or if you use scrip now remember to select the Kwik Trip Local option.<br />
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Continue to pray for the Assumption Catholic Schools and may God bless you all the days of your life.<br />
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In Christ's Peace,<br />
Daniel Minter<br />
President - Assumption Catholic Schools<br />
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