Saint Clement Shrine Podcast

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Lasting Memories. We find out that God likes to be thanked when the Samaritan alone returns to Jesus after his cure from leprosy. How do you show appreciation to God, who has everything? You create a lasting memory. The Samaritan leper had every reason to avoid Jewish men. Yet, he approaches Jesus, a Jewish man,...

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Success: Have a Great Boss and Pamper Him. I griped to my mother, “How come I have to do the junky jobs and David (my oldest brother) gets to do fun stuff with Dad?” My mother replied, “When you wash the dishes and vacuum the floor, it makes me happy. And when I am happy,...

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Where Dreams Come True. I have been a priest for almost 35 years, and no one has ever asked me what I gave up to enter the seminary. So, I will share with you now what I gave up to be a priest: everything. Yes, I had it all. I had a great job with...

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Tranquil and Calm. One of my confreres asked me, “Why do you like to run?” I said, “Who said I like to run. I do not look forward to running because I have to get up early while everyone else is sleeping, and go out into the dark and the cold. Running is not enjoyable...

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Mental Toughness. Our running coach gave us a talk this week on mental toughness. He used me as an example. A few years ago, I ran a marathon with the flu. I am not sure if that was a good example of mental toughness or mental confusion, but mental toughness gets you across the finish...

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If You Get the Chance. There was a rich man who owned a slave. He named him Useful because he thought he was useless. That is like calling your slave lucky when you make his life unlucky. Anyway, Useful ran away, met Paul, and became a Christian. Paul was in a Roman prison at the...

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Happiness is at the Bottom. Whenever I go to a fancy banquet and sit at a table in the front of the hall, I always walk away with something: Red Sox tickets, free golf at a private club, a donation for the church, or a used car for the seminary. That is because the rich...

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At the peak of his career, when he was beating the competition, Tiger Woods decided to change his swing. He went against the rule that we all follow: If it is not broken, don’t fix it. But Mr. Woods learned a new swing and became a better golfer: if you want to do something really...

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Remember in Hard Times that God Always Wins. It was the bottom of the ninth inning. The Yankees were one out away before sweeping the Red Sox and winning a ticket to the World Series. Kevin Millar was the next batter. He is, in my estimation, the worst clutch hitter to play baseball. He was...

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