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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Sunday 12 Dec, 2021

Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Sunday 12 Dec, 2021

December 11th, 2021 | 6:00 AM | E641

In the early Church, there was quite a contest between the followers of John the Baptist and the followers of Jesus about who was preeminent. But the evangelists used that contest to underline the important things they wanted to emphasize about Jesus in their communities. Whatever John’s Gospel was emphasizing always came back to two things - faith in Jesus and God’s love us and our love of one another.
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Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 26, 2023

Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 26, 2023

March 25th, 2023 | 8:30 AM | E802

The raising of Lazarus is a reminder that to be a Christian is not just to live in a certain way. Christians do have customs and commands that we obey and disobey, the chief among them being to love God and all those whom God loves.
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UCA News Weekly Summary, March 24, 2023

UCA News Weekly Summary, March 24, 2023

March 24th, 2023 | 10:30 AM | E803

People displaced by conflict in Myanmar return to their homes from camps despite security concerns, uncertainty, and no viable plan for rehabilitation. This story and more are in this week’s podcast.
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Observations: Redemptive salvation is more than a matter of the individual soul

Observations: Redemptive salvation is more than a matter of the individual soul

March 6th, 2023 | 12:13 PM | E798

In Lent we examine our lives in light of the Gospel, preparing to renew our baptismal commitment at Easter. Does my examination involve only personal matters or do I look as well at the social dimension of sin and salvation?  Father William Grimm  shares some thoughts on this.
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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Saturday 11 Dec, 2021

Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Saturday 11 Dec, 2021

December 10th, 2021 | 6:00 AM | E640

Jesus birth is attended by various pointers to its significance and meaning for redemption and God’s fidelity to his plan to redeem the human race. One of those concerns Elijah and misrule in pointing to the meaning and significance of the coming of Jesus. But, in the mind of the Evangelists, the Elijah pointing to Jesus is John the Baptist and the people rejected him and Jesus has been rejected, neglected and overlooked.
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Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 19, 2023

Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 19, 2023

March 18th, 2023 | 8:30 AM | E800

The call to Baptism is an invitation to be cured of the blindness that afflicts the world. But, why us? Why should I be chosen to know the Lord when billions of better people than I will never have that chance?
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UCA News Weekly Summary, March 17, 2023

UCA News Weekly Summary, March 17, 2023

March 17th, 2023 | 10:30 AM | E801

Filipino victims of sex slavery by Japanese forces during World War II have rejected a move for compensation, saying the money is useless at this age. This report and more are in this week’s podcast.
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Observations: Eight billion and the count-up to disaster

Observations: Eight billion and the count-up to disaster

February 17th, 2023 | 5:22 AM | E790

The world’s population exceeds eight billion people, more than the planet can easily bear. The environment, other species, and all of us face a bleak future that calls us to a deeper trust in God’s love that used Jesus’ embrace of the way of the cross to bring about an unexpected hope for the world. Father William Grimm  shares some thoughts on this.
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