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Providence, Prosperity, and Purpose

June 15, 2024 Carl E. Olson 7

On the Readings for Sunday, June 17, 2018 […]

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“God is in charge of management; I just work in sales.”

October 7, 2023 Carl E. Olson 1

On the Readings for Sunday, October 8, 2017 […]

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Christ is the treasure hidden in the field

July 29, 2023 Carl E. Olson 14

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

July 22, 2023 Carl E. Olson 3

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

July 15, 2023 Carl E. Olson 2

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 […]

'A Rich Man and Lazarus' by Vasily Surikov (1873).
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Lazarus, the Rich Man, and the Sin of Pride

September 24, 2022 Carl E. Olson 11

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 […]

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Lessons for Lent from the conversion of the Prodigal Son

April 2, 2022 Douglas Bushman 4

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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Pope Francis’ homily on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola

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From Vatican Radio, the complete text of Pope Francis’ homily at the Gesù, given today on the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola: In this Eucharist in which we celebrate our Father Ignatius of Loyola, […]

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