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Of Dust and Ashes, Ash Wednesday 2023 Reflections

ByFr. Allen

“Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain perfect remission and forgiveness”  In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen     On Ash Wednesday in 1623, Lancelot Andrewes reminded his listeners (by a sermon…

“And kissed him” – oh these words of pure deception always sends chills down my spine each time I read them – words of such betrayal that it exceeds my ability to fully understand their ugliness when used against one’s God…PART 2

“And kissed him” – oh these words of pure deception always sends chills down my spine each time I read them – words of such betrayal that it exceeds my ability to fully understand their ugliness when used against one’s God…PART 2

BySt. Michael's

(end of part 1) If I was a gambling man, I would bet that Judas was a prideful man.  Which way would you bet – prideful or not?  He seemed so sure that he knew what was best and when things did not exactly go the way that he imagined, he became an angry man. …

Lords Prayer (Instead of causing confusion, the Church should teach!)

Lords Prayer (Instead of causing confusion, the Church should teach!)

BySt. Michael's

The Lords Prayer:   Pope Francis has acted to change the words of the Lord’s Prayer from that which most of us learned when we were very young.  This seems an unnecessary act that is controversial even within the Roman Church and once again confusion has been created where there has not been confusion, and…

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