St. John the Baptist 

St. Albert the Great - St. Mary Queen of Heaven

I decided to do something different with my homilies. Instead of posting them to a website, they are now available through a podcast. Click the link below to follow it. In addition to the podcast for homilies, starting in Janurary 2019 I will have a few different types of podcasts to further enhance your listening needs. 

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Nothing is more fundamental to our faith than the question, who is God? Thus we will explore this question from both a philosophical and theological perspective. If you are afraid that you are not smart enough to keep up with the material, give it a try anyways. I will lead you through each topic and I thoroughly enjoy questions. Our first topic is the overarching theme, what do we mean by “God”? Then we will move from the general topic of God throughout revelation to Jesus. From Jesus we will discuss the Holy Spirit and the Trinity. I have planned this series to be free-flowing to allow the freedom to discuss a topic as long as we need. So, please join us in Alberton on Sundays from 4-5 pm. Schedule on the back.

We will not meet the following Sundays: October 28th, November 25h.
 

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Fr. Cody’s Corner
Every week at Mass we read from a rather large and complicated book called the Bible. For most of us the Bible is incredibly confusing and strange. I find the strangeness and complexities of the Bible one of its most important qualities. But the complexities and peculiarities of the Bible tend to become quite a hindrance to anyone who wants to pray with Scripture: How do I read it? Where do I start? How do I come to understand it? Our goal is to be able to pray with Scripture and to hear God speaking to us through these texts.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Thus, if we want to come to understand the Bible and to pray with it, we simply need to begin. If you are not sure where to begin, start with the readings for Sunday. You can choose one reading or all four (including the Psalm). But the main goal in praying with Scripture is to read it slowly. Take a small passage, no more than a paragraph or a few verses. Read it slowly. Pause and reflect on the passage, then read it again slowly. Repeat this process. Then, ask yourself the following questions.
What struck me? What confused me? Where do I see myself in this passage? Did a word or phrase speak to me? What is this passage calling me to do? How does this passage teach me something about God?
You can read a question first and then read the passage or vice versa. The goal is to reflect on how the passage spoke to you, or, in other words, how God is speaking to you. The main point: read small passages, and read them slowly. This is how we pray with Scripture. This is how we encounter God speaking to us through the Scriptures.

Fr. Cody