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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 18, 2023
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 19:2-6a; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8 Following my first profession in July 1988, I moved from the rolling hills of Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin to the streets of Chicago. I moved again in...

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Pentecost Sunday

May 27, 2023
Race-baton Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 In his homily for last Sunday’s Mass here at San Lorenzo, Fr. Bill Talentino used the metaphors of a relay race and  the passing of the baton to reflect on the...

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

March 26, 2023
Fifth Sunday of Lent Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be raised from the dead, like Lazarus? Over the years, I have read or heard various reports about people having...

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Third Sunday of Lent

March 11, 2023
Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 Are you “woke?” How you answer that question will probably depend on how you define that word, and whether you’re a fan of Ibram X. Kendi and Gavin Newsom or...

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