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Homilies – Archive
Light Switch Wk 1: Sharing the Light

Light Switch Wk 1: Sharing the Light

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

Sunday 4th Week in Ordinary Time: Light Switch Wk 1: Sharing the Light Having just finished our homily series called Holy…

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Holy Moments Wk 4: An Invitation

Holy Moments Wk 4: An Invitation

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023

Sunday 3rd Week in Ordinary Time: Holy Moments Week 4: An Invitation We have been talking about holy moments and the…

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Holy Moments Wk 3: Invisible God Made Visible

Holy Moments Wk 3: Invisible God Made Visible

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023

Sunday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time: Holy Moments Week 3:Invisible God Made Visible The last few weeks we have been…

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Holy Moments Wk 2: Choose Wisely

Holy Moments Wk 2: Choose Wisely

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023

Epiphany: Holy Moments Wk 2: Choose Wisely Last week we introduced the idea of holy moments. We gave you a…

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Holy Moments: Wk 1: Holy Moments Explained

Holy Moments: Wk 1: Holy Moments Explained

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God: Holy Moments Wk 1: Holy Moments Explained One of the things that…

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Christmas: Let There Be Light!

Christmas: Let There Be Light!

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022

Christmas Midnight Mass: Let There Be Light Congratulations! You’re here. You made it!It is a great time of year. It…

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Waiting Well: Advent Wk 4: God’s Dreams for You

Waiting Well: Advent Wk 4: God’s Dreams for You

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022

Advent: Waiting Well Week 4: God’s Dreams for You A man went to his doctor, very upset about his health. “What’s…

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Waiting Well: Advent Wk 3: I Hate To Wait

Waiting Well: Advent Wk 3: I Hate To Wait

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Advent: Waiting Well Week 3: I Hate To Wait Are you trying to get ready for Christmas? It is two weeks…

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Waiting Well: Advent Wk 2: What Are you Waiting For?

Waiting Well: Advent Wk 2: What Are you Waiting For?

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

Advent: Waiting Well Week 2: What Are you Waiting For? It makes sense that on this second Sunday of Advent we…

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Waiting Well: Advent Wk 1: Confident Desperation

Waiting Well: Advent Wk 1: Confident Desperation

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022

Advent: Waiting Well Week 1: Confident Desperation We are breaking open a brand new message series for this first Sunday…

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Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

Today is the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, and the last Sunday of Ordinary Time….

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You Can Do Hard Things Wk 5: Prioritizing God

You Can Do Hard Things Wk 5: Prioritizing God

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022

Sunday 33rd Week in Ordinary Time: You Can Do Hard Things Week 5: Prioritizing God    Advent is only 2…

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You Can Do Hard Things Wk 4: Serve

You Can Do Hard Things Wk 4: Serve

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022

Sunday 32nd Week in Ordinary Time: You Can Do Hard Things Week 4: Serve    For the last four weeks…

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You Can Do Hard Things Wk 3: Engage

You Can Do Hard Things Wk 3: Engage

October 30, 2022October 30, 2022

Sunday 31st Week in Ordinary Time: You Can Do Hard Things Week 3: Engage Today’s gospel tells the story of…

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You Can Do Hard Things Wk 2: Tithe

You Can Do Hard Things Wk 2: Tithe

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Sunday 30th Week in Ordinary Time: You Can Do Hard Things Week 2: Tithe Believe it or not, it’s only…

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You Can Do Hard Things Wk 1: Prayer

You Can Do Hard Things Wk 1: Prayer

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022

Sunday 29th Week in Ordinary Time: You Can Do Hard Things Week 1: Prayer Welcome to the first week of…

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To Be Honest 4: Stand Up and Go

To Be Honest 4: Stand Up and Go

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022

Sunday 28th Week in Ordinary Time: To Be Honest Week 4: Stand Up and Go A woman accompanied her husband…

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To Be Honest 3: You Were Made For Greatness

To Be Honest 3: You Were Made For Greatness

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022

Sunday 27th Week in Ordinary Time: To Be Honest Wk 3: You Were Made For Greatness Today Jesus is speaking…

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To Be Honest Wk 2: You Only Live Once

To Be Honest Wk 2: You Only Live Once

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

Sunday 26th Week in Ordinary Time: To Be Honest Wk 2: You Only Live Once Last week we introduced a…

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To Be Honest Wk 1: You Can’t Have Two Masters

To Be Honest Wk 1: You Can’t Have Two Masters

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022

Sunday 25th Week in Ordinary Time: To Be Honest Wk 1: You Can’t Have Two Masters  Today’s message is about going…

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Kickoff Wk 4: Time Out

Kickoff Wk 4: Time Out

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

Sunday 24th Week in Ordinary Time: Kickoff Week 4: Time Out Sometimes we have to take a timeout from our…

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Kickoff Wk 3: There Is No "I" In Team

Kickoff Wk 3: There Is No "I" In Team

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022

  23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Kickoff Week 3: There Is No “I” in Team A group of Catholic school…

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Kickoff Wk 2: Playbook

Kickoff Wk 2: Playbook

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Kickoff Week 2: Playbook When a group of clergy get together, you can be sure…

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Kickoff Wk 1: All In

Kickoff Wk 1: All In

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Kickoff Week 1: All In Jesus speaks of the narrow gate which reminds me of…

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War & Peace – Sinner & Saint : 20th Sunday

War & Peace – Sinner & Saint : 20th Sunday

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022

20th Sunday Ordinary Time: War & Peace – Sinner & Saint When Jesus says, “I have come for division, not…

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Rooted in Jesus Christ and Sharing that Gift: 19th Sunday

Rooted in Jesus Christ and Sharing that Gift: 19th Sunday

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022

19th Sunday: Rooted in Jesus Christ and Sharing that Gift The readings we hear at Mass are meant not only…

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The only gifts we get to keep forever are the gifts we give away: 18th Sunday

The only gifts we get to keep forever are the gifts we give away: 18th Sunday

July 31, 2022July 31, 2022

18th Sunday: The only gifts we get to keep forever are the gifts we give away. We’ve all seen the…

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Why Pray? 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Why Pray? 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Why Pray? A family was preparing to move all the way across the country. And…

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What Is The Purpose of Praying? 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

What Is The Purpose of Praying? 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 18, 2022July 20, 2022

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: What Is The Purpose of Praying? A family was preparing to move all the way…

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Prayer or Service? 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Prayer or Service? 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Prayer or Service? Martha and Mary, the two sisters in today’s gospel, were close friends…

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Turn to the Lord in Your Need, and You Will Live: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Turn to the Lord in Your Need, and You Will Live: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Turn to the Lord in Your Need, and You Will Live You may be familiar…

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Sharing the Gift, Online Gaming: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sharing the Gift, Online Gaming: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Sharing the Gift, Online Gaming Today’s gospel is about sharing the gift of our faith….

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Don’t Look Back! 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Don’t Look Back! 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Don’t Look Back! 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time   All homilies are available in audio on our Anchor Podcast. Simply…

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ   All homilies are available in audio on our…

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – June 12, 2022

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – June 12, 2022

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

  All homilies are available in audio on our Anchor Podcast. Simply follow this link: Hear all Homilies You can…

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Be Not Afraid Week 4: You are not alone

Be Not Afraid Week 4: You are not alone

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Be not afraid Week 4: You are not alone Pentecost June 5, 2022 www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Have you ever heard someone say,…

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Be Not Afraid Week 3: You are my witnesses

Be Not Afraid Week 3: You are my witnesses

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022

Be not afraid Week 3 – You are my witnesses29 May 2022The Ascension of the Lord Today is the celebration…

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Be Not Afraid Wk 2: Love and Peace

Be Not Afraid Wk 2: Love and Peace

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

Be Not Afraid Week: Love and Peace www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Jesus is talking about both love and peace this week. So what…

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Be Not Afraid Wk 1: Love and Glory

Be Not Afraid Wk 1: Love and Glory

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

Be Not Afraid Week 1 Love and Glory www.saintmary.life/homilyguide All of us want to know we are loved, yes? Some…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 4

Things Jesus Never Said Week 4

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Things Jesus didn’t say Week 4: You won’t have bad daysFourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd) (Mother’s Day) www.saintmary.life/homilyguide In…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 3

Things Jesus Never Said Week 3

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

Things Jesus Never Said Week 3Stay in Your Comfort Zone www.saintmary.life/homilyguide It is the third week of our message series called…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 2

Things Jesus Never Said Week 2

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022

  Things Jesus Didn’t Say Week 2 You Get What You Deserve (Divine Mercy Sunday) (First Communion) www.saintmary.life/homilyguide This is…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 1

Things Jesus Never Said Week 1

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Welcome to the first week of our new message series called Things Jesus Never Said. Over the next four…

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Seriously God? Week 6: Pain is a problem

Seriously God? Week 6: Pain is a problem

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

Week Six: Seriously, Why Did He Have to Die? www.saintmary.life/homilyguide   We are in the sixth week of a series called…

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Seriously God? Wk 5: You Are In My Way.

Seriously God? Wk 5: You Are In My Way.

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide We are in the fourth week of our series for Lent called Seriously, God? Making Sense When Life Doesn’t…

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Seriously God? Wk 4: Those people are in charge?

Seriously God? Wk 4: Those people are in charge?

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

  Week Four: Seriously, Those People are in Charge? 20 March 2022 – Third Sunday of Lent www.saintmary.life/homilyguide   We are…

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Seriously God? Wk 3: God, You Let Me Down.

Seriously God? Wk 3: God, You Let Me Down.

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

saintmary.life/homilyguide We are in the third week of our message series for Lent called Seriously, God? Making Sense When Life…

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Seriously, God? Week 2: When God says No

Seriously, God? Week 2: When God says No

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022

Week Two: When God says No. First Sunday of Lent 6 March 2022 www.saintmary.life/homilyguide   We are in the second week…

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Seriously God? Week 1: The Seeing Leading the Blind

Seriously God? Week 1: The Seeing Leading the Blind

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide As we prepare for Lent, which begins this Wednesday, we begin a new message series called Seriously, God?: Making…

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Sharing the Gift Week 4: The Insanity of God’s Love

Sharing the Gift Week 4: The Insanity of God’s Love

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

Share the Gift Week 4 – Insanity of God’s love 20 February 2022 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Have you…

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Sharing the Gift Week 3: Heart of God

Sharing the Gift Week 3: Heart of God

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Welcome to the wonderful third week of our message series, Sharing the Gift. We have been discussing how you…

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Sharing the Gift Week 2: Across the Diocese

Sharing the Gift Week 2: Across the Diocese

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide This is the second week of our four week message series called sharing the gift. Last week we talked…

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Sharing the Gift Week 1: Just Imagine!

Sharing the Gift Week 1: Just Imagine!

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

Today we begin a new 4 week message series called Sharing the Gift. Imagine this. Wouldn’t it be great if…

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Masterpiece Week 4: Fulfilled in your hearing

Masterpiece Week 4: Fulfilled in your hearing

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Masterpiece Week 4 Fulfilled in Your Hearing 23 January 2022 HOMILY GUIDE  This is the fourth and final week of…

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Masterpiece Wk 3: Three Manifestations

Masterpiece Wk 3: Three Manifestations

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Today’s Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana follows well upon the gospel stories of the past two…

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Masterpiece Wk 2: New Creation

Masterpiece Wk 2: New Creation

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

  HOMILY GUIDE Masterpiece Week 2: New CreationThe Baptism of the Lord9 January 2022 This is the second week of…

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Masterpiece Wk 1: Less Than Perfect

Masterpiece Wk 1: Less Than Perfect

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

As we start this new year, welcome to our new four-part homily series we call Masterpiece. The idea of a…

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The Holy Family

The Holy Family

January 1, 2022January 5, 2022

Years ago one of our priests, Fr. Kevin Johnson, told a family story. Two kids begged their mom for a…

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Advent-ually Christmas: Expect the Unexpected

December 26, 2021February 5, 2022

Advent-ually: Expect the UnexpectedThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass during the Night What do you expect on Christmas Day?…

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Christmas: Expect the Unexpected

Christmas: Expect the Unexpected

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021

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Advent-ually Week 4: Longing for Peace

Advent-ually Week 4: Longing for Peace

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021

Welcome back to our Advent homily series we call Advent-ually.  Adventually is a play on the word eventually. For the last…

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Advent-ually Week 3: Longing for Joy

Advent-ually Week 3: Longing for Joy

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

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Advent-ually Week 2: Longing for Hope

Advent-ually Week 2: Longing for Hope

December 5, 2021December 8, 2021

Welcome to the second week of our Advent Series called Advent-ually. Advent-ually is a play on the word eventually. We…

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Advent-ually Week 1: Longing for Love

Advent-ually Week 1: Longing for Love

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021

November 28 – Advent-ually Week 1Longing for Love Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which is also the first…

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Christ the King: Evangelization, you can do it!

Christ the King: Evangelization, you can do it!

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021

When we say Jesus Christ is the King, we mean he reigns in our heart. The sense you can have…

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Made for More: Sharing the Gift, wk 5

Made for More: Sharing the Gift, wk 5

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021

Welcome to the final homily in our series titled Made for More. Over the last four weeks we have explored…

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Made for More Wk 4: Conduit of God’s Grace

Made for More Wk 4: Conduit of God’s Grace

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021

November 7 – Made for More Week 4 – Conduit of God’s Grace We are all called into Jesus’ vision and…

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Made for More Wk 3: Engage with God & Others

Made for More Wk 3: Engage with God & Others

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

Welcome to the third week of our homily, series Made for More! Tomorrow (Monday) is All Saints Day. Our Gospel…

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Made for More Week 2: Practicing Prayer

Made for More Week 2: Practicing Prayer

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021

Made for More Week 2: P.R.A.Y. This is the second week of our message series Made for more. In the…

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Made for More, Week 1: To Serve with Love

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

Today we begin our new message series we call Made for More. If you are baptized, you are made for…

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Greatest of All Time Week 4: All Things are possible with God

Greatest of All Time Week 4: All Things are possible with God

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time10 October 2021 This is the final week of our message series called the Greatest of…

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The Greatest of All Time Wk 3: Better Together

The Greatest of All Time Wk 3: Better Together

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021

This is the third week of our message series we call The Greatest of All Time. You know who the…

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Greatest of All Time: Week 2

Greatest of All Time: Week 2

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021

This is the second week of our message series we are calling The Greatest of All Time. In the sports…

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Greatest of All Time Week 1: Who is the greatest?

Greatest of All Time Week 1: Who is the greatest?

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time19 September, 2021 Today we begin a new message series called G.O.A.T. That’s G-O-A-T or in…

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Does this Shock you? Wk 4 Faith In Motion

Does this Shock you? Wk 4 Faith In Motion

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

This is the fourth and final week of our message series we call Does this Shock you? The first week…

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Does this shock you? Week 3-Prayer

Does this shock you? Week 3-Prayer

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time5 September 2021 This is the third week of our message series called:Does this shock you?…

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The Secrets of Every Happy Family: Mothers

The Secrets of Every Happy Family: Mothers

January 19, 2019July 13, 2019

Welcome to the third week of our homily series we’re calling “The Secrets of Every Happy Family.” This series has…

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