One of the most important things for me as a believer in Jesus Christ is to attend a Catholic Mass each weekend on Saturday or Sunday. One thing that takes place during the Mass is that a priest or deacon reads a passage from one...
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Tom's Thoughts on Faith & Life
by Tom Burke | Jul 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the most important things for me as a believer in Jesus Christ is to attend a Catholic Mass each weekend on Saturday or Sunday. One thing that takes place during the Mass is that a priest or deacon reads a passage from one...
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by Tom Burke | Jul 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Just over three years ago was one of the most challenging times of my entire life. Let me explain. My mom had been battling cancer for one and a half years. Her treatments had been successful in the sense that the medications had...
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by Tom Burke | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have written before about the topic of Christian music and how important it is to me for a number of different reasons. Just to refresh your memory, the list below is what I listed in a previous blog entry. These are the reasons...
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by Tom Burke | Jun 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometime in the middle of June 2022, I was enjoying fellowship with many of my colleagues from the mathematics department in the high school where we teach. It was a nice time to get together after the school year...
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by Tom Burke | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
I am a cradle Catholic. This means that I have been raised in the Catholic faith since the day I was born. Throughout my lifetime, I have not strayed from Catholicism. Don’t get me wrong. I have sinned many times throughout...
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