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Sep 2023
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How Do I Know If I've Actually Encounter...

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How do you know you've had an encounter with God? Sometimes it's hard to tell, especially if you were raised in the Faith.

Today, Fr. Mike shares his own conversion story, and encourages us to think of a time or a season where you decided to devote your life to God, because Jesus was there in that time, even if you didn't realize it.

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