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Mar 2025
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What You Have NOT Been Told About Baptis...

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Are you a child of the light or a child of darkness? Today, Fr. Mike reminds us that, though we are all born with original sin, God offers us the transformative gift of baptism, bringing us into His Kingdom of light. Let us not delay in surrendering our lives to Christ through the sacrament of baptism. Tickets are on sale now for Fr. Mike Schmitz's Parables ... Show More
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