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Children of the Light
December 20, 2024 • In early December we gathered around an unlit Christmas tree in our cafeteria. It was bitterly cold and dark outside!...
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Those Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer
July 24, 2024 • We’re accustomed to think summer as a time to relax and enjoy quiet, carefree days. The kids are out of...
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The Women of the Easter Triduum
April 9, 2024 • With Easter Sunday, our journey through Lent, a time when we are invited to draw closer to the Lord through...
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Soul Food: Reflections for the Season of Thanksgiving
December 5, 2023 • In honor of this season of Thanksgiving, I have been sharing words and reflections about gratitude in our weekly email...
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Five (Surprising) Places to Find God
August 24, 2021 • Many of us fall into the subtle trap of thinking the only place to find God is at church. If...
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The Feast of Saint Patrick
March 9, 2021 • Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is known as a humble and courageous man who converted Ireland from paganism...
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Ash Wednesday: Meaning and Origins of the Ashes
February 7, 2021 • Fr. Scott Donahue reflects on Ash Wednesday, its meaning and origins of why we start the Lenten season with marking...
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Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord on Christmas Day
December 16, 2020 • We invite you to join us for a Sunday Mass at Mercy Home reflection, where we will discuss the Solemnity...
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
December 7, 2020 • In 1854, Pope Pius IX’s declared in his “Ineffabilis Deus” that Mary was conceived free from original sin. This privilege...
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The Feast of Our Lady of Mercy
September 16, 2020 • On the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, we celebrate the origins of the Mercedarians and the influence the Virgin...