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The prayer that we breathe
Readings: • Ex 17:8-13 • Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 • 2 Tm 3:14-4:2 • Lk 18:1-8 How long can any of us live without air? A few minutes at best? How long can we […]
Moses
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The Vigilant and Faithful Disciple
Readings: • Wis 18:6-9 • Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 • Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 • Lk 12:32-48 “What is the mark of a Christian?” asked St. Basil in his work, Moralia, which is a guide […]
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The Transfiguration: Gospel to the Dead
An excerpt from Frank Sheed’s To Know Christ Jesus. […]
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Proclaiming the Kingdom in the splendor of the Son
Readings: • Is 66:10-14c • Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 • Gal 6:14-18 • Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Anyone who has seen a sunrise from a viewpoint overlooking a grand vista knows the wonder of […]
Essay
Lessons for Lent from the conversion of the Prodigal Son
It is vital to grasp the twofold context in which St. Luke situates his account of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. The first is the immediate context, which shows that the parable, preceded by […]
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The Divine Name and the Mystery of God
Readings: • Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15 • Ps 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11 • 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 • Lk 13:1-9 When asked why they climb, professional mountaineers often give varied but interconnected reasons. They […]
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The King is the Context
Readings: • Jer 17:5-8 • Psa 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 • 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 • Lk 6:17, 20-26 “Context,” I have read, “is king.” While such a saying should itself be read and […]
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The Road of Gathering, Exodus, and Salvation
Readings: • Jer 31:7-9 • Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 • Heb 5:1-6 • Mk 10:46-52 “In the beginning,” states Lumen Gentium, the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, “God made human nature one […]
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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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Spiritual hunger and the Bread of Life
On the Readings for Sunday, August 11, 2018 […]