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Oct 2025
58m 24s

Choosing Shame or Exaltation

Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia
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This week Fr. Michael reflects on the Gospel from the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. He discovered that the root word means both shame and exalt or lift up, and he compares those in relation to how we live out our lives. He talks about bringing shame to Christ by our actions and inactions, and what it means that Christ will be ashamed of us if we sham ... Show More
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