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Providence, Prosperity, and Purpose
On the Readings for Sunday, June 17, 2018 […]
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“God is in charge of management; I just work in sales.”
On the Readings for Sunday, October 8, 2017 […]
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Christ is the treasure hidden in the field
Readings: • 1 Kngs 3:5, 7-12 • Psa 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 • Rom 8:28-30 • Mt 13:44-52 How good are you and I at recognizing something that is valuable, even priceless? That question […]
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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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Christ’s parables are not secret codes but calls to conversion
Readings: • Isa 55:10-11 • Psa 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 • Rom 8:18-23 • Matt 13:1-23 The well-known parable of the seed and the sower is the first of seven parables in Matthew 13. These […]
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Lazarus, the Rich Man, and the Sin of Pride
Readings: • Am 6:1a, 4-7 • Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 • 1 Tm 6:11-16 • Lk 16:19-31 As we hear the various parables from the Gospel of Luke, it is good to keep two things […]
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 […]