Pastor's Columns - 2009

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Date	Title of Column
December 27, 2009	Come Home for Christmas
December 20, 2009	She Was Just a Girl
December 13, 2009	"Oplatki"--Christmas Wafers
December 6, 2009	Prepare the Way of the Lord
November 29, 2009	Parish Advent Communal Penance Service: "The Sacrament of Reconciliation-- God's Unconditional Love for Us!"
November 22, 2009	Cardinal George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Lauds House Action to Ban Federal Funds for Abortion; Promises Vigilance as Senate Pursues Health Care Reform; Wary About Effect on Poor, Elderly
November 15, 2009	Statement of Appreciation for the Women Religious of California by the Bishops of California
November 8, 2009	November--A Month of Remembrance, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Stewardship
November 1, 2009	Remembering Those Who Have Gone Before Us in Death
October 25, 2009	President Barack Obama and the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
October 18, 2009	Health Care Reform and the Catholic Bishops--An Update
October 11, 2009	A Discipline of the Heart
October 4, 2009	What Does It Mean to Be "Pro-Life"?
September 27, 2009	Perseverance
September 20, 2009	Catechesis and the Proclamation of the Word
September 13, 2009	Not Every Bad Encounter with a White Person Constitutes Racism (But as They Add Up, Run-ins Become Harder to See Past)
September 6, 2009	Thoughts on Labor Day Weekend
August 30, 2009	Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
August 23, 2009	What Is the Catholic Position on Health Care Reform?
August 16, 2009	$5 Million--Ready...Set...Go!
August 9, 2009	Ten Signs of a Vibrant Parish
August 2, 2009	Health Care Reform/Health Care Coverage
July 26, 2009	God Is the Sea
July 19, 2009	Man--A Lost Atom in a Random Universe?
July 12, 2009	Bishops to G8: "Bring a Light of Hope"
July 5, 2009	Flying with Pa-Pa's Wings
June 28, 2009	Summer--A Time of Recreation and Re-creation
June 21, 2009	Oberammergau Passion Play 2010
June 14, 2009	Abortion, Pro-life, and Politics
June 7, 2009	1,440 Minutes in a Day. Can We Give God 15 of Those Minutes?
May 31, 2009	Abortion Changes You!
May 24, 2009	Ascension--"Jesus Was Lifted Up, and a Cloud Took Him from Their Sight"
May 17, 2009	Love Deeply
May 10, 2009	To Remain with Jesus
May 3, 2009	On Living the Resurrected Life
April 26, 2009	Pedal!
April 19, 2009	The Tiger and the Goats
April 12, 2009	A Little Yeast Has Its Effect All Through the Dough
April 5, 2009	A Lenten Reflection by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap.
March 29, 2009	On Genuine Religion
March 22, 2009	Faith and Family--Gifts to Be Nurtured
March 15, 2009	Works of Mercy
March 8, 2009	The Mark of a Christian
March 1, 2009	A Lenten Examination of Conscience
February 22, 2009	Parish Mission to Combat Bad Influences: Faithful Families by Sound Mission Ministries Here at St. Thomas More , March 29-30
February 15, 2009	Our Life Is Mission
February 8, 2009	For a Holy Heart
February 1, 2009	One of My Favorite Prayers
January 25, 2009	Saul, Saul, Why Are You Persecuting Me?
January 18, 2009	Jesus--The Lamb of God
January 11, 2009	Epiphany Quiz Answers
January 4, 2009	Epiphany Quiz

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