Fr. Joseph Propps, (1936-1988) was a priest of the Diocese of Tulsa. In 1987, he was diagnosed with cancer  and died on Thanksgiving Day at the age of 52. Shortly before he died, he gave a homily with ten points of  Living Our Faith Today. I would like to share them with you this weekend...

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Reflections, Ordinary Time

How to Get Kids Excited about the Mass by Matt Charbonneau It’s the end of the week and you’ve survived another long and perhaps stressful trek through meetings, errands, activities, and other commitments. All you want to do is sit back, kick your feet up and relax. But just as ...

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We warmly invite all parishioners to join us for a special Installation and Holy Mass on Wednesday at 6pm at St. Cecilia's. This sacred occasion will celebrate the installation of Father David Carvajal by The Most Reverend Bishop David A. Konderla and offer a time of worship, reflection and comm...

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REFLECTION FOR THE 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C. by Rev. Fr. Sylvanus Ifeanyi Amaobi (1st Reading, Isaiah 66:10-14; 2nd Reading, Gal. 6:14-18; Gospel, Luke 10:1-12,17-20) Dear brothers and sisters, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Psal...

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Ordinary Time

TEN PRACTICAL HINTS IN WELCOMING YOUR NEW PRIEST 1. Be patient with him. The stress of moving, the grief of leaving a familiar parish and the newness of it all might be a bit much for him. Be Patient. 2. Don’t beat a path to his door. Give him some time to unpack, get settled, finding al...

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