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Paul Andrew
Contributing sermons since Nov 12, 2016
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Thanksgiving Day- Wild Turkey Thanks
Contributed on Nov 14, 2025
Allowing God to remind us to give thanks in all circumstance and not get our feathers ruffled.
In central America, Turkey can be expensive because of their higher feed costs when farmers raise them, making chicken a more practical choice for Thanksgiving. Speaking of not having turkey, Chef Turkey says, this year, instead of turkey, may I suggest having a honey baked ham for dinner? This ...read more
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Feast Of The Dedication Of The Lateran Basilica In Rome
Contributed on Nov 13, 2025
The Lateran Basilica survived and thrived in spite of being ransacked by the Visigoths in 410 AD, and again in 455 AD by the Vandals, various fires, and earthquakes: it was always repaired, restored and beautified, each time.
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Today’s feast is rare in that it falls on Sunday only once or twice a decade and it outranks a Sunday in Ordinary Time! The ceiling is massively high at Saint John Lateran Basilica in Rome, which is the Pope’s Cathedral, with gilded wood made ...read more
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Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time - Year C. In Defense Of The Pharisee And Tax Collector
Contributed on Oct 25, 2025
Jesus indicates that the Pharisee's virtue was destroyed by pride, but he certainly was objectively living a good moral life.
Let’s see what the Pharisee did right, and the tax collector— The Pharisee prayed- 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity --greedy, dishonest, adulterous -- or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.' Jesus indicates ...read more
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Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C-- The Perfect Thank You Has Four Parts
Contributed on Oct 10, 2025
Start with “thank you;” Recognize the Gift; Why you’re grateful, Tell that person what they mean to you.
John Kralik, a lawyer, found his life at a terrible, frightening low at age 53. He was twice-divorced, out of shape, had money troubles, and he had grown distant from his two older children and was afraid he might lose contact with his young daughter. But during his tough circumstances, an idea ...read more
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Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Divine Passives
Contributed on Oct 3, 2025
How? By (1) being small; (2) daily fervent prayer (3) and knowing that God’s grace precedes and enables our good works, the (4) fourth is tapping into the “fulfillment formula” of God’s sovereignty by God’s divine passives.
Walking or moving in the Opposite Spirit is a teaching from Saint Ignatius of Loyola, [Agere contra, Latin “to act against"]. This spiritual practice involves purposefully acting in the opposite direction of your natural inclinations to produce a positive spiritual resolve and result. So, the ...read more
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God’s Blessing Signifies A Sharing In God’s Life And Power.
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017