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Homily – April 29, 2018 (Fifth Sunday Easter - B) Well... The new Avengers movie is out, and like the 18 before it, its a movie packed with subtle clues as to what’s really going on with the Batman and all the gang. What... Batman is not an Avenger? I guess I’ve got a few movies to watch or comic books to read, don’t I?   Anyway, I think it’s fair to say that there's a certain fascination in our story-telling with ongoing trilogies and subtle back stories. Movies that revolve around cracking that secret code, or figuring out the mysterious riddle of it all, sometimes also have shifty and powerful entities spending a lot of time hiding various treasures, so that when they are discovered, they offer cryptic clues that are to be deciphered and put together, under a special light of course, revealing the fantastic truths and messages, that when viewed in a mirror, would spell out secret phrases like, "purple elephants do indeed fly south for the winter," sending us of

Jesus... I Trust in You! Lord Jesus, we trust in you, as you are our giver of mercy and our font of life. Loving Lord, continue to be our healer, our teacher, our Savior and our friend... Lord Jesus, we trust in you. May all that we are remain in your hands! AMEN (Inspired by the song “Jesus, I Trust in You” by Sarah Hart and Angus McDonell -  https://youtu.be/i3barNdlCNI ) On behalf of Fr. Brian, Fr. Thomas, and All the Staff… HAPPY EASTER! Speaking of the Staff, I’ll be honest and tell you that our bi-weekly Staff Meeting often falls on the Thursday before I write these homilies. We always begin our meetings with a discussion on that week’s upcoming Gospel, which always seems to offer me some inspiration and guidance as I attempt to get some thoughts together… I am always grateful for the help of the Spirit shared through the hearts and words of my friends in Christ. This week was no different, as we looked to the Gospel, and the Apostle Thomas. One fellow staffer offered