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    Have You Chosen Secularism?
    Bishop Michael
    • May 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Have You Chosen Secularism?

    Are you a “Secularist”? Do you spend more time contemplating, or thinking about things of the world than regarding the Kingdom of God?...
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    Is God Still Speaking?
    Bishop Michael
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 7 min

    Is God Still Speaking?

    2nd Sunday in Easter Is the Lord still speaking to His Church? Yes I believe He is, but not in the way that the modernist church would...
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    Compassion
    Bishop Michael
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Compassion

    Lenten Gospel Reflection for Monday, March 1st, 2021 Are you using lent as an opportunity to become closer to God? My primary focus for...
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    Where’s the Gloria?
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    Where’s the Gloria?

    Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, 2021 Today finds us at the Second Sunday of Lent. This liturgical season is traditionally...
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    Difficult Teachings
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Difficult Teachings

    Gospel Reflection for Saturday, February 27th. 2021 — Matthew 5:43-48 Scripture is riddled with difficult teachings and sayings. Today,...
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    Righteousness
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Righteousness

    Lenten Gospel Reflection for Thursday, February 26th, 2021 Right behavior, or “Righteousness” is emphasized throughout the Holy Writ....
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    Keeping a Proper Perspective
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Keeping a Proper Perspective

    Lenten Gospel Reflection for Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 -- Matthew 7:7-12 Today's reading in the Gospel of Matthew finds us, at least...
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    What in the World Were They Thinking?
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    What in the World Were They Thinking?

    Gospel Reflection for Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 — Luke 11:29-32 What in the world were they thinking? The multitudes following Jesus...
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    Lent, a Time to Draw Near to God
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lent, a Time to Draw Near to God

    Homily for The First Sunday of Lent 2021 My sisters and brothers in Christ, What are you doing with Jesus in your life? Is he someone or...
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    Sinners Wanted
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sinners Wanted

    Lenten Gospel Reflection Saturday, February 20th, 2021 — Luke 5:27-32 Back in the Jesus’ day, Israel and Judaea were occupied by Roman...
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    Are You On A Guilt Trip?
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    Are You On A Guilt Trip?

    Lenten Gospel Reflection for Friday, February 19th, 2021 Love should always be the primary motivator in our spiritual lives. In...
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    There’s A Price To Pay
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    There’s A Price To Pay

    Lenten Gospel Reflection for Thursday, February 18th — Luke 9:22-25 Did you know that the entirety of the New Testament was written to...
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    Ash Wednesday 2021
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Ash Wednesday 2021

    Gospel Reflection for Ash Wednesday, 2021 -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 In light of today’s Gospel reading, and as a convert to the Catholic...
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    The Leaven of the Pharisees
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Leaven of the Pharisees

    Gospel Reflection for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 Sometimes I’m amazed at how both our Lectionary of daily readings and the Church...
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    Can You Read The Signs?
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Can You Read The Signs?

    Gospel Reflection for February 15th, 2021 — Mark 8:11-13 Today’s Gospel reading reminds me of a 70s song by the “Five Man Electrical...
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    Spiritual Leprosy
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    Spiritual Leprosy

    February 14, 2021 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time READINGS: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46/ 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1/ Mark 1:40-45 What in the world...
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    Open The Eyes of My Heart
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Open The Eyes of My Heart

    Gospel Reflection for Friday, February 12th, 2021 — Mark 7:31-37 As the Willy Nelson song goes, Jesus is "On the Road Again." The Gospel...
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    Is It Time For A Rest?
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Is It Time For A Rest?

    Gospel Reflection for Saturday, February 6th, 2021 — Mark 6:30-34 In today’s reading the “twelve” have returned from their mission and...
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    What Will You Do With Jesus?
    Bishop Michael
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    What Will You Do With Jesus?

    Gospel Reflection — Mark 6:1-6 What Will You Do With Jesus? Are you “Astonished“? Not me. Are you asking “where did this man get all...
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    If Today You Hear God's Voice...
    Bishop Michael
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 6 min

    If Today You Hear God's Voice...

    Homily for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 31, 2021, Year B In the Catholic Church, our Sunday Sermons, which we call...
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    Books by Bishop Callahan

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    Deathly Silence

    Are you experiencing an Authentic Faith? Recognizing the near constant challenges that are facing the Church, when it comes to moral teachings, Michael Callahan is on a mission, proclaiming the Good News. In this, the second volume of his “Authentic Faith” series, Michael confronts the “Deathly Silence” of the Modern Church.

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    Authentic Faith, Radical Transformation and Contemplative Prayer: 

    Taking the admonition in 1 Thessalonians 5 to "pray without ceasing" as inspiration, the author takes us on a "pilgrim's journey." The focus here is on deepening our personal faith in our busy and often faithless world, through Christian, contemplative prayer.

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