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The parable tells us two important things about any good effort we undertake.  1. Losses are not the same as failure.  2. Faithfulness is more important than success. (Fr. George Smiga, Parable of the Sower. https://buildingontheword.org/)

I have Mass on July 16 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/930 am

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If we accept Jesus’ invitation to take his yoke upon us and bind ourselves to him, Jesus promises that he will bind himself to us. “I’ve got the other side; I’ll help you carry your burden.”

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

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During the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis posed this challenge; "Almsgiving is not just about giving money. Stop and look in the face, look in the eyes, of the person who is asking for my help."

I have Mass on Sunday, July 2 @ 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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In his book, “How Not to be Afraid,” Gareth Higgins writes, “Most of our fears are not true at all; all of them depend on a story we tell ourselves.” “Ninety-percent of our fears are exaggerated and/or made up altogether.“

I have Mass on Sunday, June 25
St. Isidore, 9:30/11:30 am
St. Andrew, 5:00 pm

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The Lord said to the Israelites: “You have seen for yourselves how I bore you up on eagle wings and brought you here to myself.  You shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other people.” (Exodus 19:4,5)

I have Mass at St. Isidore on June 18 @ 7:30/9:30 am.

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

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Yet there is another story to bread. Out of what is bread made?  Kernels of wheat that had to be crushed in their individuality to become something communal, flour.

I have Mass on Sunday, June 11
@ St. Isidore, 7:30 am.
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@ St. Andrew, 5:00 pm

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John 3:16: “For God so loved the world.” God loved even before we knew it. Creation itself is the very first revelation of God.

I have Mass on Sunday, June 4 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am

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"Pentecost is not so much about the power of God coming from outside us and down into us, but a releasing of the power that is already within us,  breathed into us by God at creation and by the risen Christ still among us." (Barbara Reid, O.P.)

I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, May 28 @ 9:30/11:30 am

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"We make the way by walking."

I have Mass @ St. Isidore on May 21, 7:30/9:30 am.

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I  have Mass this Sunday with our Pilgrims in Bethlehem, in the Holy Land. 

This is a homily I wrote three years ago. When bad things happen, and they will, we can be confident that God is present even in our most difficult moments.

 You can watch the video here: (begin at 15:00 minute) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqYKH_-QPDk

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