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April 6, 2025: The Fifth Sunday of Lent
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April 6, 2025: The Fifth Sunday of Lent

Mistakes happen, I guess! I remember one particular mistake I made as vividly as if it were yesterday. I was changing out machinery with one of our tractors, and I…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken April 5, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
March 30, 2025: The Fourth Sunday of Lent
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March 30, 2025: The Fourth Sunday of Lent

When we think of ourselves, we like to think that we are strong- like an impenetrable fortress, unable to be moved of swayed by any sort of force. Staunch and…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken March 29, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
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March 23, 2025: The Third Sunday of Lent

As our temperatures are slowly climbing back into comfortable territory, I can’t help but find myself reminiscing on some of the past plants and gardening I did when I was…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken March 22, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
March 16, 2025: The Second Sunday of Lent
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March 16, 2025: The Second Sunday of Lent

If you’ve ever been to the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, you know how glorious it is. There are tons of mosaics, statues, and all sorts of marble to look at.…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken March 15, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
March 9, 2025: The First Sunday of Lent
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March 9, 2025: The First Sunday of Lent

In the face of temptations- what do you do? I remember in particular having a series of strong temptations, during my thirty-day silent retreat of all things. You see, during…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken March 8, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
March 5, 2025: Ash Wednesday
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March 5, 2025: Ash Wednesday

Every time we go through a new year, it seems that one of the hallmarks of the occasion is to plan out our “New Years Resolutions.” The concept of these…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken March 5, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

If you’ve ever made the move from being at home to being away, say at college, you know all too well what a big step that can be to move…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken February 9, 2025Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
December 25, 2024: The Nativity of the Lord
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December 25, 2024: The Nativity of the Lord

Ebenezer Scrooge was a difficult man, to say the least. He seemed only to care about profits over persons, and in all reality, he couldn’t care less about his neighbor,…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken December 25, 2024Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
December 8, 2024: The Second Sunday of Advent
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December 8, 2024: The Second Sunday of Advent

If you’ve ever gone through the steps of putting up a tree, you know it is a fairly lengthy and involved process. You have to dog out that long, skinny…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken December 8, 2024Posted inHomiliesNo Comments
December 1, 2024: The First Sunday of Advent
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December 1, 2024: The First Sunday of Advent

If a farm has ever seemed like it would be a dull experience, my own time has proven that it is usually anything but boring. Without fail, we were often…
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Posted by By Fr. Belken December 1, 2024Posted inHomiliesNo Comments

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