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Don’t Talk to the Divider!

1st Sunday of Lent (A); February 22, 2026 Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7.  Ps 51.  Rom 5:12-19.  Mt 4:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden          Each year,  the Gospel of the 1st Sunday of Lent presents us with the narrative of Jesus in the…

Ash Wednesday: A Time for pruning

Jl 2:12-18.  Ps 51.  2 Cor 5:20-6:2.  Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Deacon Jim McFadden          People of God,  we come once again, to that great season of Lent, which is a great opportunity to prune away falseness, superficiality, and indifference to…

Respect a Person’s Dignity!

6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A); February 15, 2026 Sir 15:15-20.  Ps 119.  1 Cor 2:6-10.  Mt 5:17-37 Deacon Jim McFadden          It can begin with the smallest gesture: an interested glance across a classroom, the brushing of a hand,…