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New Bell Tower

Below are images of the new bell tower that will be installed in early August.

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HE IS RISEN ALLELUIA!!

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He Descended Into Hell

“He descended into hell – on the third day He rose again”  (Article V, The Apostles’ Creed – from the Catechism of the Catholic Church) Today we find ourselves in the time between the death and the resurrection of the … Continue reading

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HOLY THURSDAY – JESUS MAKES US CLEAN

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us” The feast of the Passover was a time to remember how God had given very precise instructions to Moses for all the Israelites.  This message would have death pass over … Continue reading

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Surely it is Not I Lord

We all betray Jesus. In the Gospel today we hear about Jesus’ conversation with his disciples at the last supper. He tells them one of them will betray Him, and one of them will deny Him. Of course none of … Continue reading

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Molly’s Story

I met Molly several years ago through a very dear friend. Newly married and in their mid-twenties, Molly and her husband, Dan, had left New Hampshire and come to Baltimore to get their careers started. They were here for several … Continue reading

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The Lord is my Light and my Salvation

In today’s first reading we hear of Isaiah, chapter 42, verse 1: “Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit…” In the past 15 months we … Continue reading

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Our Story

Today is known as “Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord”. There are two gospel readings… the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, in which the people lay palm branches before the Lord, and the Passion narrative, in which … Continue reading

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Lazarus … Come Out

The gospel today (5th Saturday in Lent) begins just 2 verses after this astounding command of Jesus to his friend Lazarus – dead and buried for 4 days. And Lazarus did come out: “..tied hand and foot with burial bands, … Continue reading

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God Will be Our Strength

In the reading for today, which can be found here we hear about how God is our stronghold. How he will never let us go, or let our enemies prevail over us. In today’s Gospel Jesus again makes enemies by … Continue reading

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