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The Beatles, Wisdom and Mother Mary

Our favorite ethernet homilies come courtesy of Fr Vallee–see his background. This is a good example of the type of insight he provides. As many times as I’ve heard the Gospel readings he quotes, I never thought of them the … Continue reading

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>Advent Homily – Fr Vallee

>Our favorite ethernet homilies come courtesy of Fr Vallee. Here is a portion: … what was true for John the Baptist those many centuries ago in the deserts of Judea is no less true for us today in the different … Continue reading

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Elections and All Souls Day

Believe it or not, there is a connection. The reason we vote on a Tuesday instead of a Monday was that prior to the 20th century, trips to vote could take up an entire day and people would begin those … Continue reading

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Faith informing our politics

As the elections approach, today’s Gospel is a reminder of that our politics and our faith have a division. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 22,15-21. Then the Pharisees went off and plotted how they might entrap … Continue reading

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Prayer is Not About Getting What You Want

The Rev. Vallee, a priest and philosophy professor at the local seminary, St. John Vianney, distributes his upcoming homilies through e-mail. I try to read them regularly and they are a source of great comfort to me. Excerpts from one … Continue reading

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