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We Are the Church

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time   Cycle B Feb 13/14, 2021 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021421.cfm . Happy Valentine’s Weekend / Day, St. Agnes.   Or if you prefer, Happy Singles Awareness Day!   Also, happy last weekend of the Carnival, Mardi Gras season. I am going to pose two questions to you this evening / morning.   They are: What is your definition of the Church? What did Jesus intend the Church to be?             You may not have a quick answer for these two questions.   I would definitely encourage you to explore them after mass today.   You do talk about the homily after mass, right?   I sent my high school sophomores out last month to interview five different people in their community, including family and friends, a child, an elder, and a teacher. Some were believers, others nonbelievers. They posed these two questions.   Two of the most frequent responses were: the Church is a building or a ...