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Pray and Reflect

These homilies and reflections by Father Silas explore the Readings of the Sunday Mass and the times and sesons of the Christian life

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The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)

Faithful discipleship demands that we sacrifice for the good of others, promote peace and justice, letting go of our vision of how the world should be and seeking God’s will in whatever comes our way

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The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

Peter’s faith is more than intellectual knowledge; it is his relationship with Jesus. When he confesses that Jesus is the Christ, Peter is speaking out of his own deep, loving, and personal knowledge of who Jesus is.

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The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

For each of us, regardless of our unique vocation, to invitation to “Come”—to leave the safety of the boat—is there. But with that invitation is the promise that God will not allow the storms to overwhelm us.

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