by Fr. Jim Chern
Hi everyone, here is my homily for the FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT - March 25, 2012. The readings for today can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032512-fifth-sunday-of-lent.cfm . As always, thanks for reading and your feedback.Fr. Jim…
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