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“What, then, will this child be?”

Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist “What, then, will this child be?”  Mark records the very question that every parent has asked since the dawn of time.  The question, “How will my kid turn out?” has the ability to cause feelings of wonder and hope or shock and dismay.  If it were possibleContinue reading ““What, then, will this child be?””

Following my senior year of high school

10th Sunday Ordinary Time Gospel of Mark 3:20-35 Following my senior year of high school, at the conclusion of that summer, I set out upon the first real adventure of my young life. I stuffed my car full with clothes and stereo components (because in the 80’s stereos didn’t fit in pockets) and left theContinue reading “Following my senior year of high school”