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Nov 9, 20202 min read

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

This week’s readings have to do with blessings, graces and talents. In the first reading from the book of Proverbs, we learn about the...

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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Nov 3, 20202 min read

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

People often ask me “Brother Bob, do you think that these are the “end times”? Or sometimes they ask if I think that these are the “last...

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Deacon Bob Fishman

Oct 29, 20202 min read

Solemnity of All Saints

Did you know that when you pray, you never pray alone? There are angels and Saints who long to pray with you. This Sunday we honor and...

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Oct 24, 20202 min read

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first...

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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Oct 12, 20202 min read

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Have you ever wondered why God called you? Why did He choose you even before the foundation of the world? This week’s readings help us...

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Oct 5, 20202 min read

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - year A

Sometimes as we go through our lives we can become complacent and lackadaisical when it comes to our Faith. We sometimes forget all that...

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Sep 28, 20202 min read

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Growing up in the late sixties and seventies, I loved listening to folk music and singers who told stories like Harry Chapin or Carole...

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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Sep 23, 20202 min read

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Did you know that being a Catholic is a radical idea? It is not easy to live out our Faith in today’s society. We are totally...

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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Sep 14, 20202 min read

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

There are times when we read the scriptures and we may think to ourselves, “That’s not fair” or “gee it seems that Jesus is being...

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Sep 9, 20202 min read

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

I want to share with you something different this week. It is a parable of sorts. There once was a young boy who had recently gotten...

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 31, 20202 min read

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

This week’s readings should make every Catholic stand up proud. They have to do with authority. When my own children were teenagers and...

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 24, 20202 min read

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Sometimes it is not easy to be a Catholic Christian in today’s secular world. We are bombarded with all kinds of garbage on TV, in...

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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 18, 20202 min read

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

When I first became a Catholic one of the things I had trouble understanding was the Crucifix. In the previous churches I had attended,...

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 12, 20202 min read

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - year A

Did you know that in the early Church most Christians were Jewish and very few were Gentiles (or non-Jews)? Today, most Christians are...

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 3, 20202 min read

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Every once in a while our glorious Church gives us readings that are absolute gold mines of wealth in spirituality. This week we are...

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 27, 20202 min read

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Have you ever needed a vacation from your vacation? During these summer months it is easy to do many things and activities and forget to...

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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 21, 20202 min read

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

A WORD ABOUT THE WORD – 7/26/20 Growing up in the 1960’s was a very interesting time to be young. Almost everywhere you looked young...

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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 13, 20202 min read

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

One of the things I have learned from living in Montana is that I must have a green thumb, because every year I manage to grow a very...

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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 12, 20202 min read

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

The older I get the more I notice that I cannot hear as well as I used too. I find myself asking people to repeat things or I am saying...

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jun 30, 20202 min read

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

One of the things that caused me to convert from Judaism to Catholicism is the fulfillment of prophecies. In the Old Testament there are...

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