Aug. 28, 2022, the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus envisions the kingdom of God as place for all people and calls us to work to make it so.
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Jesus reimagines leadership and privilege
Aug. 21, 2022, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Though today’s Gospel can sound exclusionary, we should also hear Jesus’ focus on the broadness and openness of the kingdom.
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The risks of having faith
August 14, 2022, the Twentienth Sunday in Ordinary Time:Embedded in these texts are nuggets of hope and suggestions for dealing with unsettling realities.
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How should we approach problematic images in the Bible?
August 7, 2022, the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Although this language may resonate with some audiences, likening God to a slave owner is troubling and envisions a relationship based out of fear and abuse rather than love.
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St. Ignatius’ prayer for a more just and generous world
July 31, 2022, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Generosity requires that we be “rich in what matters to God.”
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God, our father, calls for justice and hospitality
July 24, 2022, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has been misused to attack and condemn people based on sexual orientation, yet the tradition is rooted in a critique of inhospitality and injustice toward outsiders.
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Diverse examples of discipleship
July 17, 2022, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Abraham, Martha and Mary invite us to see how service, hospitality and attentiveness are all part of discipleship.
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Who are you in the story of the Good Samaritan?
July 10, 2022, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Reflecting on this parable, it is worth considering if we have more in common with the perpetrators of the crime or the person who suffers from it.
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Picturing God as our mother
July 3, 2022, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Reflecting on God’s love and care as that of a mother for her children can help us to draw new insights, nuances and meanings in our personal relationship with God.
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When God calls, there’s no time to waste
June 26, 2022, the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Both Elijah and Jesus call others to share in their work and ministry.