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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Christ’s presence in our hearts reveals His...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter stress that Christ was truly alive in the hearts of His disciples, and His aliveness transformed their hearts and attracted...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Our identity as forgiven sinners comes from the...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann We are better than we think we are, and we are better off than we think we are. Our faith tells us this in the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.In the first reading...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | The Holy Spirit fuels our journey toward eternity...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann On May 13, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. When I think of all 20 mysteries of the Rosary, the one that most appeals to me is that of Christ ascending into heaven...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Pentecost means receiving the Holy Spirit and...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann Where were we when the day of Pentecost arrived? We were still awaiting the Father's call to birth. He brought us into being so that we too could experience our own...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | The Trinity reveals to us fatherhood, sacrificial...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann What is your image of the Most Holy Trinity? Hopefully it's more than a geometric triangle. Once in teaching second graders at Epiphany Parish, I mentioned that the Trinity is...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | The blood of Jesus cleans our consciences and...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann Some billionaires give away massive amounts of money to promote dark causes. Contrast them with Jesus, the God-Man, who gives us His Body and Blood as food to prepare us for...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Jesus is ready to assist us in doing the Father’s...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann The readings for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time celebrate man's noble calling to enlist the help of Jesus Christ in our battle against the flesh and against Satan.The...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | The kingdom of heaven is alive within us
Bishop Robert J. Hermann If you ask yourself, "What is the most powerful force on the face of the earth?" what would your answer be? Maybe the sun, the ocean or nuclear explosives?The most powerful...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Embrace each moment as a manifestation of God’s will
Bishop Robert J. Hermann As we hear in the readings for the Nativity of John the Baptist, God will not tolerate the status quo when it comes to saving mankind.In the first reading, the Lord calls His...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Jesus listens to prayers brought to Him in faith
Bishop Robert J. Hermann As illustrated by the readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, God is the source of all goodness, including the gift to recognize that all good things that surround us...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | Sufferings may release God’s graces in our lives
Bishop Robert J. Hermann Sometimes when we really live our faith, friends and neighbors feel uncomfortable. Then we, too, feel uncomfortable. They need to get over it, as do we. God didn't call us to...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | God nurtures our hunger for His ways
Bishop Robert J. Hermann In the readings for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, God constantly inundates mankind with His goodness and repeatedly intervenes in mankind's sinful behavior to give one...
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I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW | God’s goodness sees us through seemingly...
Bishop Robert J. Hermann The readings for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time demonstrate that God is always looking for ways to share His compassion with His people.The first reading tells us about a...
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