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| Mission Statement: "Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of time." | ||||||||||||||||
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This weekend a flood of our parishioners are descending on Washington, DC, to observe the horrific anniversary of Roe Vs Wade that legalized abortion in our country. As we know, millions of babies have perished and millions of parents carry a deep wound as they often silently suffer their loss, sometimes without fully understanding the origin of their pain.. . .[more] |
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We all know the story of Jonah. At one time or another, we are also like Jonah. Being sent to a city of sinners to help them repent and be saved was too much. Didn’t they deserve God’s wrath? Jonah knew if they made even a small effort to reform they would be saved and that just did not seem fair. We also have trouble with God’s unending love and mercy toward “bad” people; but, that is God’s way and it should be ours too. Your ways, O Lord, make known to me: teach me your paths. ~Psalm 25: 4 Todos conocemos la historia de Jonás. En algún u otro momento, hemos sido como Jonás. El haber sido enviado a una ciudad de pecadores para ayudarlos a que se arrepientan y que fueran salvados fue demasiado. ¿No se merecían la ira de Dios? Jonás sabía que si hacían el mínimo esfuerzo de cambiar, serían salvados y eso no parecía ser justo. Nosotros también tenemos problemas con el interminable amor y la misericordia que Dios tiene hacia las personas “malas”. Esa es la manera de Dios y debería de ser la nuestra. Señor muéstrame tus caminos y enséñame tus sendas. ~Salmo 25:4 Jesus walked along the Sea of Galilee and called the first disciples, inviting them, “Come after me and I will make you fishers of men.” In much the same way, Christ calls each of us to follow Him and to use the time, talents, and treasure He has given us to build the Kingdom. St. Paul reminds us, “the world in its present form is passing away.” So, we ought not to get caught up in the things of this world. We ought to live in this world but not of it, proclaiming the goodness of God and the glory of His Kingdom. Each one of us has been given particular gifts of time, talent, and treasure, and it is up to us to recognize those gifts and to share them lovingly in such a way that God will be glorified and we will call others to come to know him. In all we say and do, we must honor Him. He must be more important to us than anything else – more important than our careers, more important than our hobbies, even more important than our families. The disciples in today’s gospel show us just how unreserved our response to God must be. They left their nets – their careers as fishermen – and left their father, to serve the Lord.For most of us, the call to discipleship will not require us to leave behind family and friends and even our secular career. But for all of us, the call to be a disciple means God must be first and foremost in our lives, and we must offer Him the first fruits of our time, talents, and treasure as His faithful followers.
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