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Holding on
Photo by Bharath Kumar on Unsplash https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072225.cfm In today's Gospel, Mary Magdelene gets to represent...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 22, 20253 min read


Obstinate
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072125.cfm Photo by Ksenia Makagonova on Unsplash One of the troublesome truths of scripture is...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 21, 20252 min read


Hidden in Plain Sight
Photo by Paolo Chiabrando on Unsplash https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071625.cfm I'm sure you have seen the 'hidden pictures'...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 16, 20252 min read


For Good Reason
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071525.cfm We often have to remind ourselves that God's ways are so high above our ways. So when...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Number One
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071425.cfm We really do have an issue with prioritizing. I saw this often in youth sports. Kids...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Out of tragedy
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070925.cfm Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash There comes a point in every epic story where the...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 9, 20252 min read


Wrestling with God?
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070825.cfm Photo by Felipe Simo on Unsplash I think we all know someone who has a nickname that...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 8, 20252 min read


Dependence Day
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070525.cfm Photo by Jordan Allen Walters on Unsplash I'm going to break from my normal approach...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 5, 20252 min read


Known...for mercy
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070225.cfm The episode in today's Gospel is one of the oddest in my opinion. There are two...

Gary Fritsch
Jul 1, 20252 min read


This is different
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070125.cfm Throughout the history of Christianity, there have been attempts to downplay the...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Fruitful?
Photo by Jo Sonn on Unsplash Today's Readings One of the most amazing things to me in the Acts of the Apostles is that Peter, and the...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 25, 20252 min read


I can see clearly now
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062325.cfm Jesus is the master of hyperbole. He loves to use imagery that catches our attention...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 23, 20252 min read


It's about time
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062025.cfm What is at the beginning of the end, the start of eternity, at the end of time and...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 19, 20252 min read


I forgive you
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061925.cfm Photo by Christopher Stites on Unsplash There is a well-known Christian folk hymn...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 19, 20252 min read


Cheerful Giver
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061825.cfm Photo by Marco J Haenssgen on Unsplash There is a phrase from the first reading today...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 17, 20252 min read


One Nation
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061625.cfm On Friday morning, I got to witness again the ceremonial folding of the American flag...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 16, 20252 min read


Round and round
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061525.cfm Over the course of the last few weeks, our readings have continually drawn us into the...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 15, 20252 min read


Love Affair
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060525.cfm When I read today's section from the Gospel of John, it can be easy for me to get...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 4, 20251 min read


Before the world began
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060325.cfm Jesus brings up an interesting point to ponder in the midst of His prayer in today's...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 3, 20252 min read


He has conquered
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060225.cfm In our lives, it is very easy to fall prey to the many forces in our lives that are...

Gary Fritsch
Jun 1, 20252 min read
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