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Sunday Reflection, Second Sunday of Advent (December 7, 2014): Burning Away What Divides Us

Posted on December 6, 2014 by William Ockham

“One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” — Mark: 1:7-8 This Sunday is the Second … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection, First Sunday of Advent (November 30, 2014): Being with God in the Waiting

Posted on November 29, 2014 by William Ockham

This weekend is the First Sunday of Advent. The readings can be found here. Advent is often thought of as a time of watching and waiting. That is true and the readings the next four weeks highlight themes from the Hebrew … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis and Moving to a More Unified and Less Polarized Church

Posted on October 28, 2014 by William Ockham

For a variety of reasons, the primary one being the inaccurate hyperbole being written from all quarters, I have avoided discussing the recently concluded Special Synod on the Family. However, John Gehring had a good article in Crux that went … Continue reading →

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Archbishop Dolan: No Season for Sourpusses

Posted on December 24, 2013 by William Ockham

Here is a great read from Archbishop Timothy Dolan in Sunday’s New York Daily News. Using Evangelii Gaudium as a base, he encourages Christians to be joyful this Christmas season. The article is great, but it gets special mention here … Continue reading →

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Lost sheep

Posted on December 10, 2013 by William Ockham

Originally posted on There Will Be Bread:
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? – Matthew 18:12-13 The…

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Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist (October 18)

Posted on October 18, 2013 by William Ockham

Practically all we know of Luke (and it is not very much) comes from the New Testament. We do not know the place or date of his birth. In Paul’s Letter to Philemon (v.24) Paul refers to “Luke, my fellow worker”. In the … Continue reading →

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