Message from Fr. Tony 06.20.21

By jbackes | July 20, 2021

In this Sunday’s Gospel, after the great miracle of the Multiplication of theLoaves, we see another miracle: Jesus walks on water. The miracle here is not so much the “on…

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Message from Fr. Tony 06.13.21

By jbackes | July 20, 2021

Today in the Gospel we read Jesus’s parable of the mustard seed. In Jesus’ day themustard plant was considered a common weed. It was everywhere and so it had become…

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Message from Fr. Tony 06.06.21

By jbackes | July 20, 2021

The Feast of Corpus Christi, or the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (as it is oftencalled today), goes back to the 13th century, but it celebrates something…

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Message from Fr. Tony 05.31.21

By jbackes | June 1, 2021

Solemnity of the Most Holy TrinityWe have just completed ninety days of Lent and Easter in which we recalled and entered more deeply into the PaschalMystery. We begin this first…

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Message from Fr. Tony 05.23.21

By jbackes | June 1, 2021

Today is Pentecost Sunday, the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit uponthe Apostles and all those gathered in the Upper Room, including, most likely, Mary Our Mother. Jesus…

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Message from Fr. Tony 05.16.21

By jbackes | June 1, 2021

Feast of the AscensionToday we celebrate Ascension Sunday, or the Seventh Sunday of Easter. This feast is transferred in most dioceses, includingJefferson City, from Thursday to Sunday in order to…

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Message from Fr. Tony 05.09.21

By jbackes | June 1, 2021

“I no longer call you slaves, I call you friends.” Jesus wants to have a different kind ofrelationship with us than we might expect. He does not want us to…

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Message from Fr. Tony 04.25.21

By jbackes | April 28, 2021

Are we smarter than sheep? Jesus says that His sheep know his voice and won’t go toanother shepherd. Sheep are smart that way, at least. But, sheep also get lost…

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