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Browsing the October 2020 archive of Fr John's Weekly Message

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 25, 2020

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/25/20

Dear Friends,

The message in this weekend’s Scripture could not be more timely as we prepare to exercise our inalienable right to vote. Jesus categorically states that the whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments: You shall love the Lord, your God, with everything you’ve got, ... Read More »

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 18, 2020

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/18/20

Dear Friends,

On the 29th Sunday A in the Gospel of Matthew (22:21), Jesus makes it abundantly clear that we must pay to God what belongs to God. What a timely challenge for us! In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah (45:5) conveys the passionate cry of our God: ... Read More »

28h Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 11, 2020

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/13/20

Dear Friends,

Last Sunday, Tom Buddington helped us to reflect on the letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith on the important theme of LIFE. “SAMARITANUS BONUS” reaffirms for us the fact that every life is unique and unrepeatable and not ours to take away. It focuses ... Read More »

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 4, 2020

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/04/20

Dear Friends,

October is the month dedicated to LIFE. We are called to protect, respect, and value all stages of life, from conception to its natural end. Even the child in the womb, the unborn, bears the image of Christ. In his exhortation on the call to holiness, Gaudete ... Read More »