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Building Bridges

Zacchaeus and L.G.B.T. Catholics

By James Martin S.J.

The Gospel of Luke 19 1-10. tells us the beautiful story of Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus. Jesus is traveling through Jericho, a huge city. He’s on his way to Jerusalem, and it’s toward the end of his ministry, so he would have been well known in the area. As a result, he probably had a large crowd following him. In Jericho, there is a man named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region and so would have also been seen by the Jewish people as the “chief sinner.” Why? Because he would have been seen as colluding with the Roman authorities. So, Zacchaeus was someone who was probably on the outs with everyone.

Now, here I would like to invite you to think of Zacchaeus as a symbol for the L.G.B.T. Catholic. Not because the L.G.B.T. people are more sinful than the rest of us—because we’re all sinners. But because they feel so marginalized. Think of the L.G.B.T. person as Zacchaeus.

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Social Justice - What Our Faith Teaches

Welcoming the Refugee and Migrant

Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time

In today's Gospel (Mark 9:30-37), we hear Jesus again predict his passion, death, and Resurrection to his disciples. In predicting his passion, Jesus is acknowledging the danger they will face and is trying to prepare his disciples for it. Not an easy message to hear. In fact, they didn’t understand.

Jesus might have felt like a disappointed teacher for his lesson was missed by his disciples. Jesus was telling them that suffering, and death awaited him in Jerusalem. “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.”

Rather than realizing that what awaited their master would touch their own lives, they began to argue about “who was the greatest.”

If you find following Jesus difficult and challenging, you are in good company

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Clergy Schedule

Clergy Schedule Sept. 22-23, 2018

5:00pm – Fr. George Dudak

7:30 am Fr. John Tarantino

9:30am – Fr. John Tarantino

11:00am – Fr. John Tarantino

Men's Fellowship Schedule 2018-2019

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Bishop Robert Barron on Why Remain Catholic?

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Thought For The Week

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained. Helen Keller

Resurrection Parish 40-Year Commemorative Book

  Resurrection Parish 40th Anniversary 1978-2018 Commemorative Book - (Autographed by Henry M. Holden) 96 pages, 230 photographs - $20.00

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Reserve your copy. Call the parish office (973) 895-4224 x101 and you can pick it up on the weekend.