St. Thomas the Apostle
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When is the last !me you prepared for an important event in your family? Maybe it was a graduation, or a wedding, or the birth of a child. Or possibly it was to celebrate a new job, or the buying of a house. God prepared for his Son’s coming long before Old Testament prophets and leaders existed. When God was about to send his only Son to earth to teach us and guide us into God’s kingdom of love, peace and joy, he first sent someone to prepare for this coming. In the Gospel t

A new Church year begins today. No par!es, no hats/ whistles, no fanfare. Advent marks the start of Liturgical Year B, and throughout the next year we will hear from the Gospel of Mark. Mark is the shortest of the 4 Gospels, and was the first wri#en between the years 64-67. Mark was writing for the Christian community in Rome. We are told today to “Be watchful, to be awake, and to be alert.” Mark wants us to watch and wait for the coming of Jesus. And that is what Advent is a

Today we hear the story of the Last Judgment, and Jesus is presented as a judge. It is just one image we have as Jesus, Christ the King. As a judge, Jesus administers both justice and forgiveness. We would probably prefer to see Jesus as kind, loving and merciful only. But He does not come to condemn us, but to forgive us. We simply need to know that we will have to give an accounting of ourselves. In other words, the way we live will catch up with us. The good we have done,

You may have heard before that we will be organizing for Masses for our Christmas celebrations a little differently this year because of the virus, and hopefully taking steps to help insure your safety and health while still coming together in community for Christmas. With luck we may also have our live-streaming camera in place to help bring the Mass to your homes. Most of you are aware that in past years we had large crowds, especially for our 4:00 PM Mass on the eve. With