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Former radio personality finds new station in life at Catholic school
After 17 years working at one of the most popular country music radio stations in the country, Vicki Murphy felt called to use her talents to spread the message of Catholic education on behalf of Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis. “Catholic schools are something I believe in with every fabric of my life,” says Murphy, 36, a member of St. Christopher in Indianapolis.
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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Sunday, September 5, 2010
- Wisdom 9:13-18
- Philemon 9-10
- Luke 14:25-33
The Book of Wisdom provides the first reading for this weekend.
As indicated by its name, this book is part of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. The development of this literature is interesting.
Pious Jews felt the need to show that their belief in the One God of Israel was thoroughly consistent with sound human reason, or wisdom, as Jews moved away from the Holy Land and pagan cultures dominated the people.
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Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church
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The Nativity of the
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