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Dying with Christ so that we shall also live with him

June 27, 2026 Carl E. Olson 4

Readings: • 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a • Psa 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 • Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 • Mt 10:37-42 A great paradox—perhaps the paradox—of Christian belief and spirituality is that true and everlasting life comes through […]

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The risen Christ to the restored Peter: “Feed my sheep!”

May 3, 2025 Carl E. Olson 8

Readings: • Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 • Rev 5:11-14 • Jn 21:1-19 Years ago, not long after entering the Church, I called into a local radio program hosted by […]

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One Christ, One Savior, One Shepherd

April 20, 2024 Carl E. Olson 10

On the Readings for April 22, 2018, the Fourth Sunday of Easter […]

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Hail, Mary! Tabernacle of God and the Word!

December 23, 2023 Carl E. Olson 7

On the Readings for Sunday, December 24, 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Advent […]

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“Every truth is from the Holy Spirit”: On Pentecost Sunday

May 26, 2023 Carl E. Olson 4

On the Readings for Pentecost Sunday, May 20, 2018 […]

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Lessons for Lent from the conversion of King David

March 12, 2022 Douglas Bushman 7

A prophet with a perilous mission “And the Lord sent Nathan to David” (2 Sam 12:1). The context of Nathan’s mission is ominous. After committing adultery with Bathsheba and, in order to hide that sin, […]

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Jesus Christ: Logos, Shepherd, and Only King of All Creation

November 20, 2020 Carl E. Olson 5

On the Readings for Sunday, November 26, 2017, The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe […]

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Earthen vessels and surpassing power

June 7, 2019 Fr. Charles Fox 3

“But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7 One Saturday afternoon, I was hearing confessions at my regular weekend […]

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