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"Conversion on the Way to Damascus" by Caravaggio Before our daughter was able to read, she knew several stories by heart. The stories were favorites that we read to her again and again. When I dared to skip a page or change a word, she would always protest, "That’s not  what it says. Read it right!"                                The conversion of Saul is like that for us – it’s so familiar that even those who have never read it often know it by heart and take it to be the  

People have been confused about who Jesus really is ever since he was born. In the Gospel reading for today Jesus attempts to clarify this for his disciples' sake. "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."                    Who do people today say that Jesus is? Some say a great proph

"Baptism of Christ" by Genelda Woggin Who is Jesus? If someone asked you that question, what would you say? What would be the first thing that would pop out of your mouth? A title, like Redeemer , or Messiah ? The Son of God? A human man? The savior of the world? What would you say? During Christmas we heard what the shepherds would say. They would say what the angels told them: unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. On Epiphany, we