4 - 2024 - Treats For The Soul

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Mary’s Immaculate Conception!

December 9, 2024

MARY LOOKED UPWARD Mary looked back and saw a surprise, A life unexpected, before her eyes. The angel came with news divine, That…

A New Direction!!

December 8, 2024

You won’t find John the Baptist at any manger scenes or on a Hallmark card, not even Advent cards. He…

Give, Give, Give!

December 7, 2024

James I. McCord, the former president emeritus of Princeton University Theological School, once told the story of a man who…

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We Just Need a Blessing!

December 6, 2024

The problem with our society is that we don’t understand the power nor the dynamics of giving a blessing. We…

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The Advent Wreath!

December 5, 2024

THE ADVENT WREATH During Advent, candles are lit as a sign of hope, Not just a ritual of piety but a…

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Giving Out of Obligation!

December 4, 2024

A rabbi was asked, “Which act of charity is higher–giving out of obligation or giving from the heart?” All in the…

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First Words in the Morning!

December 3, 2024

Several years ago, a radio station ran a contest. Disc jockeys invited their listeners to tune in their clock radios. “Just…

A True Servant!

December 2, 2024

A True Servant! Robert Fulghum, who wrote “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” said that he placed alongside…

The Empty Chair!

December 1, 2024

One day a family called their parish priest to come over because their elderly grandfather was very sick and dying.…

“He Loved Us!”

November 30, 2024

On October 24, 2024, Pope Francis came out with a new encyclical entitled, Dilexit Nos, “He Loved Us.” “Encyclical” means a “circulating…

Count Your Blessings!

November 29, 2024

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes, For the bounty of food that fills our wishes. Thank…

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 28, 2024

When the Pilgrims celebrated that first Thanksgiving in 1621, they had almost nothing. And yet they celebrated as if they…

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