St. Thomas the Apostle
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The Lenten season has begun! Each year the Church calls us to use this holy time of Lent to remove some of the distractions that clutter our lives, and rather focus more on Jesus and on our faith. That can be done is a variety of ways. One way is to set aside in our day a definite "me for quiet and prayer. It is unique to each person as to where and when that time may be. We can reflect on Scripture or some good spiritual book that calls us to draw closer to our God. We can l

We all know many of the stories from the Gospel about the miracles that Jesus performed during his three years of teaching and preaching to the people of his !me. So very many came to him to ask his mercy and forgiveness, and they often were cured of illnesses and disease by the hand of Jesus. Today’s Gospel tells us of the leper who sought a cure: “If you wish, you can make me clean,” he said to Jesus, kneeling in front of him. This man was obviously a person of faith, who p

Many of you have possibly already read the recent encyclical of Pope Francis called: “Fratelli tutti, or may have read excerpts from it in publications from the church. The name comes from the first few words, meaning “To all the brothers and sisters…” Its message continues Pope Francis’s inspirations from St. Francis of Assisi. It deals directly with social relationships with one another. The Pope asks: “What does it mean to be a people? Who are we all together? How are we s