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March 3, 2013

3 Lent 2013

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3 Lent 2013 I have been a way for two weeks, and just to show you how fast the world moves, Pope Benedict XVI resigned since I last saw you. His resignation is a remarkable event that took the world by surprise. Benedict has served the Church his whole life, was one of the architects [...]

February 13, 2013

Students honored!

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St. Mary’s celebrates three of our youth who received awards at PS45 this month. William Aguilar – Student of the Month Louis Rizzo – Citizen of the Month Savanna Torres – Citizen of the Month. Congratulations!

February 9, 2013

Last Epiphany

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Last Epiphany 2013 Over this season of Epiphany we have been getting to know Jesus, who he is, why he is different, why we call him LORD. Today, the last day of the season, caps the message that Jesus is LORD. We get that message in today’s Gospel according to Luke in the incident of [...]

February 2, 2013

4 Epiphany

kevin.fisher

February 2, 2013 “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” I wonder, on this Sunday, February 3, 2013, I wonder how many preachers are going to stand up in this country to give a sermon? How many do you think? The number is in the thousands. That’s just in the US. Now think [...]

January 29, 2013

Gun Buy Back

kevin.fisher

St. Mary’s, in cooperation with the Office of the District Attorney and the NYPD, is please to announce a Gun Buy Back program to be conducted at St. Mary’s on February 9, 2013 from 10:00-4:00. Please see the CEASE FIRE section of the website and click on Gun Buy Back for a copy of the [...]

January 26, 2013

3 Epiphany

kevin.fisher

3 Epiphany _________ Nehemiah 8 1 Cor 12. 12-31 Luke 4. 14-21 “So they read from the book, from the law of God, with interpretation” (Nehemiah 8.8) Between 597 and 582 BC the Babylonian army under King Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to the city of Jerusalem, razed the great temple built by King Solomon, destroyed the [...]

January 20, 2013

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

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AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER – UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]” 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If [...]

January 6, 2013

The Feast of the Epiphany

kevin.fisher

The Feast of the Epiphany, 2013 I’m not usually inspired by bumper stickers, lawn signs, or Christmas cards. As I drive around the neighborhood I have, however, seen a sign I like. The sign reads simply, “Wise men still seek him.” Technically speaking that’s not a Christmas message. It is, though, the message of the [...]

December 30, 2012

1 Christmas

kevin.fisher

1 Christmas 2012 Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25;4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 or 147:13-21 Today’s reading from the prophet Isaiah rejoices that God “has clothed me with the garments of salvation and covered me with the robe of righteousness.” For some years i have been intrigued by the theme of clothing in the bible. I even [...]

December 25, 2012

Letter to Congressman Grimm on Christmas Eve

kevin.fisher

24 Dec 2012 The Honorable Michael Grimm U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Grimm, Merry Christmas! I hope that you and all those you love enjoy the peace and love of this season. As I write to you I am preparing my church for our midnight mass. I can’t help but think [...]

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