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I have Mass on Sunday, July 7 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am.

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Joseph and his brothers, Painting by AVI EZRA, Israel.

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The woman's fear proves a threshold to her faith. She knows what has happened to her; she falls down before Jesus and tells him all the truth of her healing. She speaks her experience and testifies in the midst of the crowd about what has happened within her.

I am away this weekend. I will have Mass at St. Isidore on July 7th.

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In the night, the disciples seem to have forgotten that Jesus is the one who called them to cross to the other side. The whole time they are beset by wind and waves, Jesus is with them in the boat; they cry out, as if Jesus has abandoned them.

I am away for the next two Sundays. I am back at St. Isidore on July 7th.

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It’s a bit of a stretch to imagine a mustard plant with branches large enough for the birds of the sky to dwell in its shade, but the world Jesus invites us to imagine is a world filled with abundance.

I have Mass on Sunday, June 16 at 7:30, 9:30 and 1130 am.

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Image: The Mustard Seed by James Paterson
https://mbherald.com/the-parable-of-the-mustard-seed/

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Inside the house, Mark tells us there are so many people, they are not able to eat. The Greek text says they are not able to eat bread. If the house is divided, it makes sense that we can’t share the Eucharist. Jesus offers a way of 'being a house' which is not divided.

I have Sunday Mass at St. Isidore on June 9 @ 9:30/11:30 am.

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Jesus does not celebrate the meal with his family, nor does he just gather any of the disciples who happened to be around him. Mark makes clear that Jesus celebrated the Passover with the twelve disciples. The choice of the twelve is not accidental: the twelve apostles are the new Israel.

I have Mass on Sunday, June 2 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am
The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

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A song is both lyrics and melody. If you try to teach love just using words you’ll miss a big part of it, because love is something that must be embodied, like a melody. 

I have Mass on Sunday, May 26 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am

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“To attempt one language instead of another is to make oneself a learner, a supplicant.  It is an act of exploration and of hospitality.  To speak across barriers of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, culture, or politics is to challenge stereotypes and risk ridicule.  It is a brave and disorienting act.” (Debie Thomas, JourneywithJesus.net)

I have Mass on Saturday, May 18,
 at Holy Name Birmingham @ 4:00 pm
I have Mass on Sunday, May 19, at St. Isidore @ 7:30 am livestream
https://stisidore.church/worship-online/
and 9:30 am
Sunday Evening, 5 pm @ St. Andrew, Rochester.

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Art: William Grosvenor Congdon (American, 1912–1998), “Pentecost 2,” ca. 1962. 

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In our Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the 11 disciples have no idea this is graduation day. They are still looking to Jesus to restore the kingdom to Israel.

I have Mass on Sunday, May 12 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am

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The word translated “friend” is from the verb “to love.” So when Jesus speaks of friends, he is really saying “those who are loved.”

I have Mass on Sunday, May 5th at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am

The 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

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