April 30, 2023, the Fourth Sunday of Easter: This passage is the result of multiple stages of editing as, over time, the fourth Gospel took its final form. Each of those stages reflects new pastoral concerns within the growing church. The resulting “shepherd” metaphor is therefore quite complex.
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On the way to Emmaus, a reflective habit pays off
April 23, 2023, the Third Sunday of Easter: Those who practice the Examen, a meditative daily habit, may recognize something familiar in the scene that unfolds in this Sunday’s Gospel passage.
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The regularity of ritual as God’s helping hand
April 16, 2023, the Second Sunday of Easter: This Easter might be a good time to recommit to one’s faith through the regularity of ritual, be it daily Scripture, prayer, meditation, or some other practice.
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Rejoicing in Easter’s happy contradictions
April 9, 2023, the Resurrection of the Lord: Today’s celebration is not just a challenge to increase in faith, but also a wake-up call not to pass away with the things of the earth.
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Two Passions in the Gospel of Matthew: Christ’s and Peter’s
April 2, 2023, Palm Sunday: As the church enters into Holy Week, the faithful endure and relive the passion narrative of Christ.
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Living like Lazarus
March 26, 2023, The Fifth Sunday of Lent: The message of the transfiguration is incomplete on its own without the paschal mystery that is to come.
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The symbols we need in Lent: water, light and life
March 19, 2023, The Fourth Sunday of Lent: The goal of this Lenten path is restoration between God and his creation.
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The Samaritan woman who no longer fears intimacy
March 12, 2023, The Third Sunday of Lent: The Samaritan woman, socially marginalized by her impurity according to the Law, becomes a model for all Christians.
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This Lent, follow something deeper than identity
March 5, 2023, The Second Sunday of Lent: The message of the transfiguration is incomplete on its own without the paschal mystery that is to come.
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Lent is a time to hear Jesus clearly speak: ‘Get away, Satan!’
Feb. 26, 2023, The First Sunday of Lent: Lent is a time to hear Jesus clearly speak: “Get away, Satan!”