Homily – Third Sunday of Advent – Fr. Eric Tellez
Being a peacemaker means that we need to weigh the hurt from offenses against us, versus what really matters in the end when we meet the Lord. Fr Eric explains in the...
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Homily – Second Sunday of Advent – Fr. Eric Tellez
The gift of peace is not just found when our lives are smooth and we have no worries. It is found even in our challenging moments. Fr Eric says look at St Paul’s letter to the Philippians as an example of having peace even in difficult...
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Sunnyslope Highlights!
One of the most difficult schedules in 5A, 18 players lost during the season, starting 0-3, the Sunnyslope Vikings endured adversity and forged a 5-2 mark to make the playoffs. The never say die...
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Homily – First Sunday of Advent – Fr. Eric Tellez
The season of Advent can remind us that the opposite of impatience is…….affirmation. What does that mean? Fr Eric offers an insight for Advent/Christmas...
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Homily – Christ the King – Fr. Eric Tellez
Jesus came to testify to the truth. In the Scriptures, people use these principles to discern truth. Is it 1) reliable 2) faithful 3) constant 4) certain 5) secure 6) permanent 7)...
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First Down (November 25, 2018)
Dear Friends, I saw my first Christmas commercial right after Halloween. KOOL-FM was the first radio station to start playing holiday music followed by KEZ 99.9FM. Both stations talked about people needing the uplifting of spirits with so much going on in our world....
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First Down (November 18, 2018)
Dear Friends, A very powerful scripture passage from the Gospel is used by the Church for Thanksgiving Day mass. Jesus heals ten lepers and sends them off to show the priests. The priests are the ones who announce who were unclean and have now become clean and can...
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Homily: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
Two widows in the Sunday readings give from their poverty. In a vulnerable, lowly life they trust God at their lowest point. God visits us in our lives even when we feel empty and there is nothing more we can...
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First Down (November 11, 2018)
Dear Friends, ‘We need to measure success,’ might be a phrase we are familiar with. ‘Numbers do not lie,’ is another saying that many have heard. These two statements might lead to an expectation that whatever we invest our time, our money or our work into, should...
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Homily – 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
Love and Legalism can not be side by side. Legalism puts limits on love. Love of God and neighbor must be...
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