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Apr 2019
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03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...an...

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

We have different experiences, but the same enemy.

While all of us struggle with different sins and temptations, we all ultimately have the same enemy: pride. Pride is a chameleon and can disguise itself in many different ways. Ultimately, pride will work to keep you holding onto something other than God and to remain outside the Father’s house. Telling the truth…and hearing the Father’s voice…is the way to let go of what we cling to and come inside.

Mass Readings from March 31, 2019:
Joshua 5:9-12
Psalms 34:2-7
2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

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