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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for April 5, Easter Sunday]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/36314908</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, April 5, 2026 Easter Sunday Baptism and Resurrection In ancient Greek, the word "baptism" meant "to dip, plunge." It was the word most often used by weavers when they talked about the process of dying fabric. It was also...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:49:05 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for March 29, Palm Sunday]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/36242579</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, March 29, 2026 Palm Sunday Fellow Members of Gesu Parish, I'm writing to follow up on the letter I sent out last week following the incident of vandalism at Gesu church. I would like to address two areas - our ongoing...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:44:13 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for March 22]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/36133759</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, March 22, 2026 Fifth Sunday of Lent Veiling the Statues On Good Friday, a central part of the liturgy is the adoration of the cross. During this rite, the presider presents the cross fully veiled and then removes its...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Message from Fr. Simone Regarding the Vandalism at Gesu Church Today]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/36133854</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Dear Fellow Members of Gesu Parish, As you may have heard on the news, a vandal caused significant damage to Gesu church this morning. I'm relieved to tell you that he did not harm anyone who was in the church, nor did he seem to...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:13:08 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for March 15]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/36032243</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, March 15, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Lent The Washing of the Feet On Holy Thursday, after the homily and before the offertory, the priest washes the feet of several parishioners. This is the only time in the entire year when...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:58:06 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for March 8]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35919754</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, March 8, 2026 Third Sunday of Lent The Novena of Grace St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius Loyola became saints on March 12, 1622. On that date each year, Jesuits all over the world offer a special mass for the intentions...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:38:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for March 1]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35739897</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, March 1, 2026 Second Sunday of Lent Midwest Jesuit Lent Event Church of the Gesu The Midwest Jesuits invite you to join us for coffee, donuts and a short reflection between the masses, starting at 9:15 AM on March 22...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:21:03 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for February 22]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35632454</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, February 22, 2026 First Sunday of Lent Fasting for Others' Good In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus sharpens our awareness of true fasting. Each time that Satan tempts Jesus to use his power to serve his own needs or ego...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:33:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for February 15]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35499418</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, February 15, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Following God’s Instruction “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish, but to fulfill!” These words strike many...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:16:08 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for February 8]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35408969</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, February 1, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Jacques Marquette, S.J. (1637-1675) On National Marquette Day this weekend, I thought I'd offer something about Father Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit after whom the...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:21:05 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for February 1]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35151305</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, February 1, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Black Catholics In honor of Black History Month, I thought I'd offer some reflections on the history of Catholics of African descent in the United States. When I was a...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:15:07 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for January 25]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35147225</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, January 25, 2026 Third Sunday of Ordinary Time The recent column on the Jesuit novices and their retreat prompted several people to ask about the stages Jesuits go through in their formation as priests. I thought this...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:18:05 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for January 18]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/35041079</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, January 18, 2026 Second Sunday of Ordinary Time The Spiritual Exercises You may have noticed that one of our universal prayers on Sundays this month is for "the novices making the Spiritual Exercises." I thought I would...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:22:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for January 11]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34935650</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, January 11, 2026 The Baptism of The Lord Our Sister Hannah You may have seen Hannah Dugan in the media. She is the judge who was convicted of aiding the flight of a migrant who was being pursued by agents of the US...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:13:03 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for January 3]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34848194</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, January 3, 2026 The Most Holy Name of Jesus In the ancient world, names had significance. To give just a few examples, the Hebrew name Deborah meant "bumblebee," the Greek name Alexander meant "defender of men," the Greek...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:37:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for December 28]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34746209</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, December 28, 2025 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Saint Joseph is an important and enigmatic character in the Gospels. He plays a key role in Jesus' earliest days. His deep faith allows God to speak to him clearly...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:24:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for December 21]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34627908</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, December 21, 2025 The Fourth Sunday of Advent Do we pay attention to the messengers God sends us? To his eternal credit, St. Joseph did! It is so easy to miss them though. We can become stuck in our habits and behaviors...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:09:04 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for December 14]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34604048</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, December 14, 2025 The Third Sunday of Advent The world in which Jesus lived was one that was short on hope. Oppression, social decay, hardship and corruption led many to doubt whether God was still active in the world...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:45:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for December 7]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34509342</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, December 7, 2025 The Second Sunday of Advent Starting this Sunday and going until Christmas, Gesu will host a giving tree that supports Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, Palestine. Over 30 years ago, pope St. John Paul...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:51:06 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gesu Flocknote E-Newsletter for November 30]]></title>
							<link>https://new.flocknote.com/note/34352969</link>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday, November 30, 2025 The First Sunday of Advent "Jesus is coming!" The word Advent means "arrival," and this Sunday we greet the arrival of a new Church year, a new liturgical season, and the possibility of a new turn on our...]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:16:03 -0600</pubDate>
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