The Catholic Church has produced preachers whose inspiring words resulted in immediate conversions. Even today, there are many excellent Catholic preachers, but this does not seem to be the norm.
Michael Simone, S.J.
Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and pastor of Gesù Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Jesus’ ministry is a rescue mission
A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael Simone, S.J.
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How Christ enters into our messy lives
A Reflection for the Second Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Michael Simone, S.J.
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Christians are called to preach the Gospel to everyone who will listen
Christ’s delay is part of God’s plan; it gives Christians time to preach the Gospel to everyone who will listen.
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For Jesus, leadership was about self-sacrifice, not earthly authority
The strategic vision of Jesus as leader was not a plan of invasion but rather the conquest of death itself.
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Sharing God’s love in unexpected places
Christ’s disciples must continue to seek out the company of sinners, even great sinners, for many of these are on the threshold of conversion
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Do we live every day secure in the knowledge of the resurrection?
Jesus teaches in this Sunday’s Gospel that every one of us lives a life of eternal consequence.
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What the ‘persistent widow’ can teach us about faith and patience
This passage is not about prayer as much as it is about faith and patience.
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Even the smallest nudge can lead us to Christ
Disciples who can see with Christ’s eyes will find unlimited opportunities to repair the world
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God’s generosity should inspire our gratitude
The Gospel warns against a mistake disciples can make: treating salvation as an entitlement.