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Cleansing Love
Today’s Gospel narrates the miracle of Jesus’ healing of a leper. Leprosy was a dreaded disease during the me of Jesus as it was in the Old Testament. In Palestine leprosy was looked upon as an incurable disease. Lepers were not meant to live in the city with the people and could not have any…
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In Case You Missed Rallying a Corps of Disciples…
Dear Parish Family, What a great turnout for the “Rallying a Corps of Disciples for the Lord!” We had over 80 brothers and sisters in Christ come for an evening of unveiling the various new initiatives St. John Parish will be offering to its parishioners and the people of Jackson at large. The diverse opportunities…
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Where is God in our Sufferings?
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do the innocents suffer? Why do the infants die? People suffer undeservedly, and any person like you and me with an ounce of moral sensitivity is outraged by the injustices of our world. Then in our helplessness, ineffectiveness of the government, we turn to God and…
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Break Away from Indifference!
Dear Parish Family, This Sunday marks the beginning of February already, and with Ash Wednesday already on February 18, Lent will be upon us before we know it. Have you thought about what to give up for Lent this year? How about giving up any indifference in our lives? Pope Francis released his annual Lenten…
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With Power and Authority
People of Israel, before entering into the Promised Land were instructed by Moses about the statutes and laws they need to obey. God promised them through Moses, that God will raise up a prophet like Moses who will be their mediator between God and them. God was promising them that there will always be someone…
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Rallying a Corps of Disciples for the Lord!
Dear Parish Family, The Historic Diocesan Assembly held this past November 19 and 20 was a real shot in the arm for our Diocese of Lansing. Over 800 priests, deacons, lay ministers, and parish lay leaders were present with all but two of the over 80 parishes in our diocese represented. The effect has been…
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Merry Christmas!
Dear Parish Family, JOY has come into the world because our Savior is born for us! Amidst the darkness, a light shines brightly, the hope of humanity, Jesus Christ our Lord! A very Merry Christmas to you and yours! For those who we don’t see very often outside the Christmas season, I encourage you to…
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The Holiday Season Is Also Flu Season!
Dear Parish Family, The Holy Day season also means that flu season is upon us. Thus, please use discretion during the celebration of the Mass, particularly in two areas: 1) at the “Our Father” and the sign of peace and 2) at the reception of Holy Communion. At the “Our Father” and at the sign…
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Nothing is impossible for God
Angel Gabriel said to Mary “Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus (Luke 1:31) .In a flash, she recognizes the new challenges that will emerge in her betrothal and the crisis into which this pregnancy could throw both families, and she said to the…
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Happy Gaudete Sunday!
Dear Parish Family, Happy Gaudete Sunday! Gaudete means “Rejoice,” and we rejoice because the “Lord is near at hand!” We’re over the hump, the halfway point, in our preparation for the coming of our Savior. Let us express our rejoicing together at the Friday evening Hour of Adoration, “O Come, Let Us Adore Him!” at…
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Rejoice In The Lord Always
The third Sunday of Advent is called “Gaudete Sunday” because the Mass for this Sunday begins with the opening antiphon: “Rejoice in the Lord always.” Be joyful, because we are preparing for the very joyful occasion of the birth of Jesus. We light the rose candle to remind ourselves that our joy is in God…
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O Come, Let Us Adore Him
Dear Parish Family, I was able to visit my folks in Missouri for Thanksgiving and thus able to tell them all about parish life. There is much for which to be thankful, the greatest of which is the gift of God giving his very own self to us in Jesus Christ. All gifts come from…
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Ready The Way
“Prepare” is the great theme of Advent, as it is the essence of nearly everyone’s preoccupation at this time. The Advent preparation we are called to do is compared to a road. We hear in the gospel reading that the path is to be made straight, the valleys to be filled in, the hills laid…
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We Need You!
Dear Parish Family, The entire parish staff joined hundreds of priests and lay people involved in parish ministry in the Diocese of Lansing for the historic diocesan assembly convoked by Bishop Boyea. It was an exhilarating two days, filled with the Holy Spirit, that set the course for implementing the New Evangelization in the parishes…
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Our Hope In Christ
The first Sunday of Advent is the Sunday of Expectation and Hope. As the word “Advent,” means “coming,” so in Advent we celebrate the three various comings of Jesus. The first coming of Jesus was as the Word incarnate born at Bethlehem and God amidst us. We look forward to his second coming in glory,…
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A Big Thank You!
Thank you to all who came to the Installation Mass at noon last Sunday! Because it has been 19 years since the last one, this was the first time for many to be at an installation. A few commented to me of their surprise at being so moved by it, and I certainly had a…
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Why did God make you?
We get the answer from the Baltimore Catechism that “God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in heaven.” God created man that he might possess his Creator forever in the beatific vision. Those who die in the state of…
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Making it Official
Dear Parish Family, Every July, as priests reach the age of retirement and receive “senior priest” status, new pastors are assigned at the parishes from which they retire. Sometime during their first year at their new assignments, the bishop visits each parish with new pastors and “installs” them. Bishop Boyea is here this Sunday for…
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