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Each week we bring you the best Internet resources for information regarding Faith Formation, Family Ministry, Current Events, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Social Outreach, Justice/Peace and Prayer & Reflection.

It is our hope is that our site will enable all who visit to come into a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, a deeper love of the Roman Catholic Church, and a better understanding of the need to transform our society into a world of greater compassion and justice.

This Week's Reflection

Teaching with Authority
Israel had some terrific prophets throughout her history. Moses is just one example of God's reaching out through prophets to speak to the people. But Israel also had a reputation for persecuting prophets and for listening to the many false prophets who also covered the landscape of her history.

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Let Jesus take the wheel
From Fr. James Behrens, OCSO: Maybe Jesus knew how easy it is for us to amass past infractions to the extent that we hope to bury our opponent, our once loved one, with them. That is perhaps why he insisted on the measurelessness of forgiveness. Forgiveness must be received and given over and over, because we cannot merit it on our own. And forgiveness, like mercy, is given first and foremost to those who do not deserve it.

Making the Ordinary Extraordinary in Ordinary Time
Like all creation, Time is holy - and our marking the passage of Time should play a role in our prayer and spiritual lives. In a sense, all Time then is extraordinary, so let’s live that way.

Pope's Message for World Peace Day
Extracts from Pope Benedict XVI's Message for the World Day of Peace 2012, which will be celebrated om 1 January. The theme of this year's message is: 'Educating Young People in Justice and Peace'.

The Church's New Princes
In five weeks’ time, Pope Benedict XVI will create 22 new cardinals in the fourth consistory of his pontificate, 18 of whom will be eligible to vote in the next conclave to choose a new Pope. So who are those swelling the elite ranks of the Church?

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