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These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Saturday, 25 March 2023 00:00

The Annunciation of the Lord, March 25

Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel, which…

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Friday, 24 March 2023 00:00

Saint Óscar Romero, bishop & martyr, March 24

So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come. (Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30)https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032423.cfm“His…

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Thursday, 23 March 2023 00:00

Thursday, Week IV, Lent

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 106)R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.Our fathers made a calf in Horeb and adored a molten image; They…

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 00:00

Wednesday, Week IV, Lent

But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me." Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child…

Monday, 20 March 2023 00:00

Tuesday, Week IV, Lent

There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called…

Monday, 20 March 2023 00:00

Saint Joseph, March 20

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. (Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a)https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032023.cfmSaint Joseph’s…

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Sunday, 19 March 2023 00:00

Sunday IV, Lent (Laetare Sunday)

Therefore, it says: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." (Eph 5:8-14)https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031923.cfmThe Fourth Sunday of Lent with its…

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Saturday, 18 March 2023 00:00

Saturday, Week III, Lent, Saturday of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lent

“But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O…

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Friday, 17 March 2023 00:00

Saint Patrick, Apostle to Ireland, March 17

One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus replied, "The first is this: Hear,…

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Thursday, 16 March 2023 00:00

Thursday, Week III, Lent

But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. (Lk 11:14-23)https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031623.cfmJesus’…