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The cart of human tradition and the horse of divine Law
On the Readings for Sunday, September 1, 2018 […]
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“Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock …”
On the Readings for Sunday, July 22, 2018. […]
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“The Lord took me…”: A deep and abiding Biblical theme
Readings: • Am 7:12-15 • Psa 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 • Eph 1:3-14 • Mk 6:7-13 “The shepherd’s career is one of solitude,” stated Monsignor Ronald Knox in one of his homilies, further noting that such […]
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“What shall I do, sir?”: On the conversion of Saint Paul
Readings: • Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22 • Psa 117:1bc, 2 • Mk 16:15-18 Horse or no horse, it’s a powerful, moving story. My pastor and I have a running joke about the conversion of St. […]
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Jonah and the call to constant conversion
On the Readings for January 21, 2018 […]
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The joyful, particular scandal of Advent
On the Readings for Sunday, December 17, 2017, the Third Sunday of Advent […]
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Lessons on labor, love, and life from St. Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa teaches us that work must be based in love in order to be truly fruitful. This truth applies to all work, whether one […]
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Weeds, Seeds, and the Kingdom of Heaven
Readings: • Wis 12:13, 16-19 • Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 • Rom 8:26-27 • Mt 13:24-43 What is the Kingdom of God? How does it come about? And how will it grow? These are some […]
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From fear to faith to fellowship
Readings: • Acts 2:42-47 • Psa 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 • 1 Pet 1:3-9 • Jn 20:19-31 Fear. Then faith. Followed by fellowship. Considered together, the readings for this second Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy […]
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What to do with politics?
In Philippians 4:6, the Apostle Paul tells us: Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline: think […]