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		<title>Do it NOW!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The writer of Mark’s Gospel was, apparently, an American.  Yes, that’s right, an American.  How can we tell?  We know he was most likely American because of his obsession with the word “immediately”.  Mark’s Gospel is the shortest of the &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/do-it-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=507&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Simple Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is from one of my sisters in the Order of St. Benedict, Sr. Joan Chittister. Great God, who has told us &#8220;Vengeance is mine,&#8221; save us from ourselves, save us from the vengeance in our hearts and the acid &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/a-simple-prayer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=501&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Mother of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This is the homily given at Holy Redeemer on New Year&#8217;s Eve, prior to the Burning Bowl Ceremony) The name &#8220;January&#8221; comes from the Roman god Janus, the god with two faces, one looking to the past and the other &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/becoming-a-mother-of-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=494&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the culmination of Advent’s desire to see the face of God, to experience the meaning of Emmanuel, “God With Us”, to know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God has come to meet us where we are &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/christmas-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=489&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Second Coming: A Midweek Reflection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin, I looked forward each year to the way College Avenue was transformed each holiday season, with 50 foot angels blowing their trumpets across all four corners of all the downtown intersections.  It became known as &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/second-coming-a-midweek-reflection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=487&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remember</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I think back over my life and all the Christmases I’ve spent, a lot of memories come flooding back:  the smell and taste of Grandma’s cookies, the sense of joy I felt as I trimmed the family Christmas tree, &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/remember-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=483&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Triumph of the Reign of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 25, Jesus is gathering his faithful followers for one of the last teaching seminars of his career.  He’s spent a lot of time trying to get his disciples to understand the “Reign of God” concept: what &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/triumph-of-the-reign-of-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=476&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parable of the Talents in Matt. 25</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s the bottom line: Jesus says that if someone should happen to give you large sums of his money, the right thing to do is to make a lot of risky investments and hope that your huge risks will result &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/parable-of-the-talents-in-matt-25/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=474&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What to Say About Those 10 Foolish Virgins???</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The readings from the lectionary for this Sunday are kind of a downer if you think about it.  The second reading, from 1 Thessalonians, is about dead people and whether or not they will be able to participate in the &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/what-to-say-about-those-10-foolish-virgins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=472&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anniversary Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Homily given 10.30.11, on the occasion of the 4th anniversary celebration for Holy Redeemer Catholic Community, Fort Wayne, Indiana.) Today will be the briefest homily I have ever given, so don’t doze off or you’ll miss the whole thing.  On &#8230; <a href="http://frmichelrcc.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/anniversary-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frmichelrcc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1809903&amp;post=470&amp;subd=frmichelrcc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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