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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Tom's Thoughts on Faith & Life
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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by Tom Burke | Jun 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Not many people head to a local library to check out a book, take a look at a magazine, or perform research on some topic. Some people do this, but the number of people who do so is far and few between. Most of the information...
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by Tom Burke | May 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
When you look at the title of this blog entry, you may have no idea what “Beliefnet” is. When you visit Beliefnet.com, it says, “As the leading lifestyle site dedicated to faith and inspiration, Beliefnet helps people...
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by Tom Burke | May 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you want to dive deep down into Scripture and learn much about the story of God’s plan for the world, mainly giving us Jesus Christ in the flesh to teach us how to live our lives, to suffer, die on the cross, and rise from the dead so...
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by Tom Burke | May 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have been active in attending a men’s faith sharing group online on Thursday evenings with parishioners at the Church of the Nativity, Timonium, MD (churchnativity.com/groups) since February 2021. One thing that each...
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by Tom Burke | May 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have been a believer and follower of Jesus Christ ever since I was born. I am a cradle Catholic. I was born into a Catholic family, I practiced my faith when I was a little child, and I have continued to do so throughout my...
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by Tom Burke | May 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
One topic that I hear about from many different people is how technology, especially cellular phones, is a detriment to the person who is using the technology. For many reasons, using a cell phone too much each day and using it in...
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by Tom Burke | Apr 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
I am a cradle Catholic. This means that I was born into a family that practiced Catholicism. I have practiced Catholicism all throughout my life. One area of my faith life that is important to me is to prepare for each Mass that I...
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by Tom Burke | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
While I was sitting in a church pew at St. John the Evangelist (Morrisville, PA) yesterday attending the 4:00 PM Vigil Mass, I did my best with focusing on each prayer that was prayed, each reading that was read, and everything...
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