St. Thomas the Apostle
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We do not hear much about the devil except in jokes. There are many references to the devil as being behind the evil that exists in the world, but often those references are made light of, (“The Devil made me do it!”) and few take them seriously. But the fact is the devil is NOT a joke. There are evil forces and powers at work in the world, trying to undermine the message of love and forgiveness that Jesus preached. In today’s Gospel we encounter a man in the synagogue with a

If you want to see a wonderful moving scene about the Gospel story from Mark today, check out the movie series THE CHOSEN, and you will be impressed by the impact that Jesus had on those first disciples called by Jesus to follow him rather than being fishermen. (Go to The Miracle of the Miracle of the Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGCkovAUWM) And even MORE astounding is the “Behind the Scenes” story that went into making of this film, and this particular scene; it see

We return to Ordinary Time in our liturgical year, and today we hear the wonderfully story of God calling Samuel. But Samuel did not recognize God’s voice right away until his mentor, Eli, pointed out that is was God calling. Eventually Samuel answered: “SPEAK, LORD; FOR YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING.” It made me wonder how many of us would say this to God: “Here I am, Lord, and I am listening to you to do what you ask!” Now that is quite a response to God’s call in our lives. Re

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of Jesus. With this feast we come to end of the Christmas season. Last week we remembered the three kings coming to honor Jesus and announcing his birth to all the world. Today, 30 years later, we honor Jesus who is baptized and begins his work in the Father’s name. John baptizes Jesus with water, and the Holy Spirit comes upon him in the form of a dove as the words from heaven were heard: “This is my beloved Son; I am well plea