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But what if it is broken? -- Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10, Psalm 14 -- David Kalas -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Conventional wisdom says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That's fair advice.

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Soldiers returning from World War... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Soldiers returning from World War I brought this tale back with them.
Showing mercy is God's gift... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Showing mercy is God's gift to the undeserving. Sometimes mortals get it right as well.
Among the many billboards seen... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Among the many billboards seen along the Long Island Expressway are several for diet products and he
Throughout history, there have been... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Throughout history, there have been many who might claim that they were the foremost of sinners, who
The judge debated about the... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The judge debated about the sentence.
In a Kentucky city in... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
In a Kentucky city in the 1950s, one of the most influential and notorious men in the state died aft
According to his own admission... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
According to his own admission, Mark was as bad as they came. He did drugs, smoked and drank.
A swearing, seafaring man who... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A swearing, seafaring man who found more profit in transporting human slave cargo than material good
A hobo got a few... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
A hobo got a few dollars from a pastor. As usual the story was the heart of sincerity.
The seminarian loved his pastor... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
The seminarian loved his pastor. The pastor had guided him through many an ordeal.
One of the greatest church... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
One of the greatest church fathers, Augustine by name, spent his entire youth and young adult life a
In the first letter to... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
In the first letter to his young protege, Timothy, Paul focuses on the unique quality of mercy expre
As a boy, he wanted... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
As a boy, he wanted to be a priest but, later, laziness and indifference kept him out of the seminar
St. Francis of Assisi was... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
St. Francis of Assisi was once asked why and how he could accomplish so much.
One of the greatest mysteries... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
One of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith is the call of God upon a human being's life.
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