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For the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Garry Koch reflects on how going to Mass is part of living a life as a Catholic. Photo from Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock/Trenton Monitor)

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Father Koch: We want to go to heaven but not so much to Mass

October 13, 2023January 21, 2026

By FATHER GARRY KOCH Gospel reflection for Oct. 15, 2023, 28th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe parable of the king who invited guests to the wedding feast of his son, only to find that many of them had other things to do that they felt more important than attending, has immediate application to our lives today.Concern…...