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In the water of baptism, Lord God, Your voice called out, “You are my beloved sons and daughters, with whom I am well pleased.” You breathed your Spirit upon us and washed us in the saving blood of the Lord. Open our ears to hear Your Word, our minds to understand Your call, our hearts to respond faithfully. Give us courage to answer, strength to persevere, and a willingness to be sent. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Christ, in whose blood we have been saved. Amen.
Get Out of the Boat
By Fr. Tony Fortman, C.PP.S. Today, we see Jesus walking on the water, a miracle indeed. This is a violation of a natural occurrence. Peter also walks on the water until he takes his eyes off Jesus. I can remember my first swimming lesson at Spring Lake in Pandora,...
Candidate Enters Special Formation
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So Dramatic, It’s Almost Unreal
By Fr. Matt Keller, C.PP.S. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration. Today we remember what happened up on the mountain when Jesus revealed his glory to the disciples, but what I think is so easy to forget about the Transfiguration is the context. Just...
Fr. William Delaney, C.PP.S., 1936-2023
Fr. William Delaney, C.PP.S., died at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 31 at Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Oakland, Calif. He was 87. Fr. Delaney was born in Oakland on May 28, 1936, to William and Mary Margaret (Murphy) Delaney. Having met Precious Blood priests at his...
An Artifact from a First Mass in 1953
When Fr. Donald Thieman, C.PP.S., celebrated his 70th ordination anniversary at St. Charles Center on July 1, one of his special guests brought along a special object.