Justin Appel

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Dear Friends, In the writings of the desert fathers and mothers, one story involves a hermit who frequently heard the local shepherds using foul language. When…
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Fr Matthew Reese

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“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing…
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Fr Alex Swain

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Beloved in Christ, Anger, particularly justifiable anger (or what we think is justifiable), often leads to poor judgement. Today’s Gospel, where Jesus is judged and condemned…
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Edina Hall

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They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with…
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Chotard Doll

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Dear Friends: The passage from Hebrews today extols the “City of the Living God,” the heavenly Jerusalem where God dwells.   St. Augustine, whom we celebrate today,…
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Fr Alex Swain

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Beloved in Christ, Yesterday, August 24, was the Feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle. But, as it was a Sunday (and therefore a Feast of the…
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Emily Lyons

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Dear Friends, Today the Daily Office readings speak to me of the tension between the past and the future. Like a bowstring drawn back, these readings…
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