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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Oct 5, 20226 min read
Relearn The Lord’s Prayer
Relearn the Lord’s Prayer. That’s right, relearn the Lord’s Prayer. You are probably thinking to yourself, I have that prayer so...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Oct 4, 20225 min read
Does Our Work Separate Us From God
Does our work separate us from God? That is a question that I don’t think we ponder often enough. Work is good for mankind. It is an...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Oct 4, 20227 min read
That Guy Is My Neighbor?
That guy is my neighbor? That is often the reaction that people have, at least viscerally, to the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus is...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Oct 3, 20224 min read
Why Do We Do What We Do
Why do we do what we do? What is our motivation? That is an important question for us to answer. Our works of giving, of generosity, of...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Oct 1, 20225 min read
Believe In Yourself Or Believe In God
Do you believe in yourself or believe in God? That is an important question for us to answer, especially as American Catholics awash in a...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Woe To You
Woe To You! Could there be any more frightening words uttered by Jesus than woe to you? These words should give us all pause. They should...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 29, 20227 min read
Align Our Will To The Will Of God
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels. These are the only three angels mentioned by...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 28, 20226 min read
Follow Me
Follow Me! This is the call of Jesus to all of us: to follow him. However, following him means we do so on his terms, not ours. As we...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 27, 20226 min read
The Journey Begins
In today’s Gospel, the journey begins. Jesus starts his march towards Jerusalem where he knows he will be met with the cross. Jesus is...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 26, 20225 min read
The Greatest Among You Is The Least
The greatest among you is the least. This concept is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian disciple. This reversal of societal...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 24, 20224 min read
Suffer In Service
Service: it is at the heart of the Christian Life. Serving our fellow man out of Love of God and neighbor is something we are all called...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 23, 20225 min read
Who Do You Say That I Am
Today we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Pius (Pio) of Pietrelcina. Padre Pio, as he is commonly called, was a Franciscan Capuchin...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 22, 20224 min read
Who Does The World Say Jesus Is
There is perhaps no more important question that we can ask than who is Jesus. The answer to this question can give life, as Pope...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 22, 20225 min read
Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
A man you have heard about, heard amazing stories about, calls you. He asks you to leave everything behind, everything you have known. to...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 20, 20224 min read
Who Is My Family
Jesus taught us to call God Abba, Father. This choice of language implies a familial relationship. Through our belief in Jesus Christ, we...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 19, 20225 min read
The Journey Of A Disciple
The life of a disciple of Christ is a journey. The journey does not end until you breathe your last breath. Up until that point in time...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 15, 20225 min read
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. This particular memorial was first placed in the Roman Missal in 1482....
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 14, 20225 min read
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This feast traces its beginning to Jerusalem and the dedication of the...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 13, 20224 min read
The Compassion of Jesus
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which was dominant at the time of Christ, was marked by a belief that God was apathetic and incapable...
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Deacon Dan DeLuca
Sep 12, 20226 min read
The Faith Of A Centurion
In his work, Mere Christianity, author C.S. Lewis presents the readers with three options regarding the identity of Jesus Christ. These...
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