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Taste Death
Reflections on the Pharisee and the Publican

Fr. Agapito
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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The Unreal Parables
Reflection for Mk. 12:1-12 (Parable of the Unfaithful Vinegrowers) “And they tried to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they...

Brother Seraphim
Jan 16, 20244 min read
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The Christmas Schedule!
Christmas Eve: 4 PM
Christmas Day: ~10 AM

Monks
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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But I already KNOW the Commandments!
How hard it is for those who hold on to their littlest domains to enter the kingdom of God!

Fr. Agapito
Dec 4, 20234 min read
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How to Forgive Someone who Keeps Sinning
James Tissot's Return of the Prodigal Son

Brother Seraphim
Nov 27, 20233 min read
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The Humility of Those Who have once Refused God
Accept me today as a partaker of Your Mystical Supper, O Son of God”

Fr. Agapito
Nov 27, 20234 min read
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Jesus: Shaking the Disciples by the Shoulders
I’m sorry, Lord, that we can be so very slow to change.

Brother Seraphim
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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Jesus at Home with Us
We ask "Who is Jesus?"
Jesus asks "Who are you?"

Fr. Agapito
Oct 30, 20234 min read
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Despite the mess, how very blessed we are! (A reflection on the Papacy)
Jesus guaranteed a few things, but not comfort and tidiness...

Brother Seraphim
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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Be Prepared
It’s not a small event, feeding thousands of people with a few loaves, and doing it at least twice surely had a purpose.

Brother Seraphim
Sep 16, 20233 min read
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She Stands Between God and the Whole Human Race
A Marian Reflection on The Feast of the Dormition

Fr. Agapito
Aug 23, 20234 min read
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The life, or the sovereignty, of the land, is perpetuated in pono.
So what is Pono?
(Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson)

Brother Seraphim
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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Evil Can Make you Blind to Evil
It's a good reason to avoid evil in the first place

Brother Seraphim
Aug 21, 20233 min read
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How Solid is the Construction of Your Temple?
Our true master and father gives his own Body and Blood as food and drink all the time; O impenetrable goodness, O unsurpassable gift!

Fr. Agapito
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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Pushy Mothers and Being the Servant of All
Homily 2023-07-27 Mt 20,17-28 It’s not so clear whose idea it was, to position the sons of Zebedee for high positions in the expected...

Brother Seraphim
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Other Options for the "Sign of Jonah"
"'Red sky at night, sailors’ delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning.'
-Jesus"
-Shakespeare

Brother Seraphim
Jul 18, 20234 min read
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Jesus, look at our handicaps!
Only believe that the distress caused by your handicaps is a door
by which the treasures of my love can be poured into your lives and throug

Fr. Agapito
Jul 17, 20234 min read
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The Difference Between Declaring Independence, and GETTING It.
Homily for Mtt.13:24-30 "Let the weeds and the wheat grow together." As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence proclaimed by the...

Brother Seraphim
Jul 5, 20233 min read
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Christ is Risen! Why Aren't You Dancing!?
a reflection on Matt 11:16-20 (We piped for you and you did not dance...) Glory to Jesus Christ! I spent way too long last night trying...

Monks
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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"Rugged" AND "Full of Curds"
Homily 2nd Thursday After Pentecost, 2023-Jun 8, Mtt.8:23-27 (Jesus calms the storm) I would highly recommend an article written by...

Brother Seraphim
Jun 9, 20234 min read
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