St Clement of Rome Catholic Church

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Setting the Stage for Christmas

St. Joseph’s conduct offers several lessons for us. First, it’s important to practice faith in a loving manner, instead of using religion as an opportunity to judge or condemn others. Even though he was deeply hurt, Joseph chose to observe the Law in a way that showed concern for Mary. Our religion too must benefit others; by being kind, forgiving, helpful, compassionate, and respectful, we must show that Catholicism is a religion not primarily of rules, but of love. Secondly, we have to do the morally right thing without worrying about what others might think or say.

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Setting the Stage for Christmas

Today
Fr Joseph M Esper

This time of year there are many special television programs, movies, and stories about Christmas—and particularly, about how some obstacle had to be overcome or some change of heart effected so that Christmas might truly be understood and celebrated. We have the song about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who makes it possible for Santa Claus to leave the North Pole in spite of terrible weather. Dr. Seuss’ story on “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” describes how a villain became the…

Everything Will Be Clean for Us

Yesterday
Deacon Kurt Godfryd

I wish to place before you an image of goalposts. And now, with this image embedded in your imagination, let us twist it and imagine these earthly goalposts as divine. Now regarding divine goalposts, I would wager that certain images come to mind; say: the Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, or Jesus’ words regarding earthly riches in Matthew’s Gospel (Chapter 19), that “…it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to…

Rejoice Sunday

Dec 14, 2024
Guest Author

Today is known as Gaudete Sunday. The word gaudete means “rejoice.” We gather to rejoice because we are half-way to Christmas. In the ancient Church, Advent was celebrated as a penitential season like Lent, although to a lesser extent. People were expected to keep a rigorous discipline of fasting, prayer and almsgiving. The priest and deacon wore violet vestments (although the vestments were of a bluer shade of purple rather than a reddish purple). The Gloria was omitted, yet the…

The Coming of the Lord

Dec 8, 2024
Fr Dino Vanin

The most common word we hear during the Advent Season is “the coming of the Lord.” For example: And they will see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30) This phrase needs clarification. Since Jesus, the Son of Man, is God, we cannot speak of him as leaving point A (heaven) to get to point B (wherever we happen to be). As God, he is everywhere at the same time, in heaven, in the…