All are welcome in this place
Come visit our place of comfort and peace during these chaotic times. Enjoy the words of Father Richard Mangini, a Catholic priest and beloved retired pastor of Saint Bonaventure Catholic Community in Concord, California.
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12th Sunday Ordinary Time: Faith and the Eucharist are not a commodity
June 20, 2021 Today’s gospel story is more than a summer’s boat ride. “Let us cross over to the other side,” is more than a summer outing. It is a metaphor for life. “A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat so that it was filling up.” Life can be calm. Continue reading “12th Sunday Ordinary Time: Faith and the Eucharist are not a commodity “
Touch the Light of Christ – A Healing Meditation
13th Ordinary Sunday June 27, 2021 Before I read today’s gospel, I want to share this photo of a painting (“Encounter,” mural by Daniel Cariola) that spans a large wall in a downstairs chapel in the Israeli town of Magdala (above). There is a beautiful modern church dedicated to Jesus’ invitation to cross the seaContinue reading “Touch the Light of Christ – A Healing Meditation“
XII Sunday Ordinary Time: “If the love of Christ does not impel you, you have not yet met Christ.”
June 20, 2021 As Catholic Christians, we believe that the Kingdom of God broke into, entered in human life, in a whole new way in Jesus, the Christ, the anointed one. While the cultures of people 2500 years ago believed in God and had their temples, and offered worship and sacrifices, human beings were slavesContinue reading “XII Sunday Ordinary Time: “If the love of Christ does not impel you, you have not yet met Christ.”“
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