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Rejoice Sunday
13 Dec 2014

Rejoice Sunday

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! So are the words of St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians.  It is because the Lord is close at hand. This Third Sunday of Advent is often called Gaudete Sunday or Rejoice Sunday.  The reason is bec ...

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Finding True Peace
06 Dec 2014

Finding True Peace

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them. . . The baby shall play by the cobra’s den, and the child lay his hand on the add ...

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20 Nov 2014

Thanksgiving in St. Augustine

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.  It is a holiday instituted by George Washington and confirmed by Abraham Lincoln for the fourth Thursday of November.  Both presidents explain that Thanksgiving is for the express pu ...

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17 Nov 2014

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
The week before last I was on retreat with a number of other priests from around the northeast.  During meals we listened to a book on tape about a recently Beatified Bishop.  His name was Bishop Alvaro del Portillo.  Have you ever heard of him? I ...

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14 Nov 2014

Popes of Our Times

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Recently, I glanced at a secular newspaper and saw an interesting statistic.  Of the last nine popes – going back to Blessed Pius XI (1846-1878) – three have been canonized: Pius X, John XXIII and John Paul II; two have been beatified: Pius XI and P ...

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09 Nov 2014

Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to Deb Kromer, Penny Starrs and their crew who pulled together our 10k/5k/fun run. Thank you to everyone who participated as well! The families of active duty personnel who died on duty will be grateful. Today, we celebrate the dedication of ...

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