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Knowing and Saying Their Names

May 1, 2021 By Melissa Wilcox 2 Comments

As I sipped my coffee this morning, my son and husband were hunched over the New York Times. We all were discussing the deliberation of the Derek Chauvin trial. Soon we begin listing the recent cases of police brutality in our country.

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Celebrating the Ordinary with Saints Philip and James

May 1, 2020 By Maria Kane Leave a Comment

As a priest I probably shouldn’t admit to this, but I know next to nothing about James and Philip, the two saints whom we honor today. To be fair, none of us can claim to know much about them either.  

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Celebrating Saint Philip and Saint James

May 1, 2019 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

Today is the feast of Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles with ambiguous storylines and confusingly common names. 

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St. Philip & St. James: We know so little, yet they teach so much.

May 1, 2017 By Allison Sandlin Liles 3 Comments

St. Philip and St. James are almost unknown people. Yet clearly they mattered to Jesus.

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Honoring St. Philip & St. James, Apostles

May 1, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish Leave a Comment

St. Philip and St. James remind us that ordinary people responding to Jesus Christ can change the course of human history – whether you celebrate them at home today or tomorrow.

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7 Ways to Celebrate St. Philip & St. James

April 26, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish Leave a Comment

I didn’t start celebrating saints days when my kids were little. But I can still start now.

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