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		<title>Was Jesus a tree hugger?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Furge
Opening prayer
O God, You call us to act as Your stewards of all creation on our fragile and beautiful planet.  You bless us abundantly. All that we have comes from You. Help us to live our lives simply and with gratitude and to grow ever more aware that our everyday actions have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope and suffering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Father William Kummer and Jennifer Kohrman
Opening/Closing song: 
“You Are Mine” — “Gather Comprehensive” No. 649
Opening prayer:
Prayer for priests
Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience Your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immersed in the Word of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opening/Closing Song:
“How Great Thou Art” (Gather Comprehensive No. 494); “Center of My Life” (No. 598); “You Are Near” (No. 604)
Opening Prayer:
Prayer for Priests
Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience Your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quiet and silent — Prayers for unity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Year for Priests, we asked both a retired and an active priest to share with us their perspectives on priestly unity. Msgr. Lester died Feb. 20 and had submitted the reflection prior to his illness. 
Opening/Closing song: 
“Pan de Vida” (Gather Comprehensive, No. 848); “The Church’s One Foundation” (No. 661)
Opening prayer: 
Prayer for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loving submission</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opening/closing song:
“Blest are They” (Gather Comprehensive, No. 659); “We Are Called” (No. 718) 
Opening prayer 
Prayer for Priests
Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience Your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God seeking the sinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Msgr. Bruce Piechocki and Elizabeth Fagerberg
Opening/Closing Song: 
Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted (Gather Comprehensive No. 568); Hosea (No. 386)
Opening Prayer:
Prayer for Priests 
Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience Your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Priests and laity together: One priestly people</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Furge and Father Larry Kramer
Opening/closing song: “Song of the Body of Christ” (Gather Comprehensive No. 727); “All Are Welcome” (No. 753)
Opening prayer: 
Prayer for Priests
Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience Your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith Sharing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambassadors of Jesus Christ
Opening/closing song: “We Are Many Parts” (Gather Comprehensive No. 727); “They’ll Know We Are Christians” (No. 728)
Opening prayer: 
Prayer for Priests
Gracious and loving God, we thank You for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience Your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be still and know that I am God</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2009/09/be-still-and-know-that-i-am-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Furge
St. Francis De Sales:
Living a devout life in an un-devout world
Most of us learned how to pray at a very early age. That is a good thing in that we have grown quite comfortable with prayer since it was incorporated into the very fabric of our lives when we were very young. But [...]]]></description>
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