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May 2024
1h 2m

Letting Jesus be Jesus

Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia
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This week Fr. Michael unpacks a theme he sees in the post-Pascha Sunday readings around people saying yes to Jesus immediately vs qualifying the yes or asking follow-up questions before saying yes. He talks about the reasons why we might not say yes right away, and how our human experience can get in the way of our desire to say yes. Follow and Contact Us! ... Show More
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