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Children's Liturgy of the Word

Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

There are times when we read the scriptures and we may think to ourselves, “That’s not fair” or “gee it seems that Jesus is being...

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Sep 9, 2020
2 min

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

I want to share with you something different this week. It is a parable of sorts. There once was a young boy who had recently gotten...

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 31, 2020
2 min

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

This week’s readings should make every Catholic stand up proud. They have to do with authority. When my own children were teenagers and...

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Fr. Julius Foundation - Summer 2020 update

Fr. Nathan Scheidecker

Aug 31, 2020
0 min

Fr. Julius Foundation - Summer 2020 update

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 24, 2020
2 min

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Sometimes it is not easy to be a Catholic Christian in today’s secular world. We are bombarded with all kinds of garbage on TV, in...

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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 18, 2020
2 min

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

When I first became a Catholic one of the things I had trouble understanding was the Crucifix. In the previous churches I had attended,...

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Fr. Nathan Scheidecker

Aug 15, 2020
1 min

August 18th - Solemnity of St. Helena!

On Tuesday, August 18th, the Cathedral will be celebrating the Solemnity of St. Helena at the 7am Mass.* Come join us in prayer to...

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 12, 2020
2 min

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - year A

Did you know that in the early Church most Christians were Jewish and very few were Gentiles (or non-Jews)? Today, most Christians are...

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Aug 3, 2020
2 min

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Every once in a while our glorious Church gives us readings that are absolute gold mines of wealth in spirituality. This week we are...

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 27, 2020
2 min

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Have you ever needed a vacation from your vacation? During these summer months it is easy to do many things and activities and forget to...

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Bishop's Directive for the wearing of face coverings

Fr. Nathan Scheidecker

Jul 27, 2020
1 min

Bishop's Directive for the wearing of face coverings

July 15, 2020 Bishop Austin A. Vetter’s Directive The Wearing of Face Coverings in the Diocese of Helena To help limit the spread of the...

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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 21, 2020
2 min

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

A WORD ABOUT THE WORD – 7/26/20 Growing up in the 1960’s was a very interesting time to be young. Almost everywhere you looked young...

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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 13, 2020
2 min

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

One of the things I have learned from living in Montana is that I must have a green thumb, because every year I manage to grow a very...

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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jul 12, 2020
2 min

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

The older I get the more I notice that I cannot hear as well as I used too. I find myself asking people to repeat things or I am saying...

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jun 30, 2020
2 min

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

One of the things that caused me to convert from Judaism to Catholicism is the fulfillment of prophecies. In the Old Testament there are...

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jun 22, 2020
2 min

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Growing up there were times when I had to make a difficult decision in my life. I would pray about it, make a list of pros and cons, and...

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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Deacon Bob Fishman

Jun 15, 2020
2 min

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

This week’s readings are profound and also very intimate. They tell us that God truly loves us and cares about each and every person. ...

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Bishop Vetter Statement: On the death of George Floyd and National Protests

Fr. Nathan Scheidecker

Jun 13, 2020
2 min

Bishop Vetter Statement: On the death of George Floyd and National Protests

June 2, 2020 Bishop Austin A. Vetter On the death of George Floyd and National Protests In their pastoral letter against racism, the...

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Deacon Bob Fishman

Jun 13, 2020
2 min

Corpus Christi - Year A

Today we celebrate one of my favorite days of the whole liturgical calendar. The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ or what we call...

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Fr. Nathan Scheidecker

Jun 6, 2020
1 min

Children's Liturgy of the Word video

Kathy has greatly missed all the kids and families who take part in the children's Liturgy of the Word and wanted to make a little video...

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